Japanese

Academic Year	2025Year	School/Graduate School	Liberal Arts Education Program
Lecture Code	61044101	Subject Classification	Area Courses
Subject Name	Japanese Religion B［旧パッケージ］
Subject Name （Katakana）
Subject Name in English	Japanese Religion B
Instructor	RIGSBY CURTIS ANDREW
Instructor (Katakana)	リグスビー　カーティス　アンドリュー
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year,  Second Semester,  4Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(4T) Tues1-2,Fri1-2：IAS K104
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face
			Lectures (handouts, PowerPoint slides)
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	4	Language of Instruction	E : English
Course Level	1 : Undergraduate Introductory
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	03 : Religion
Eligible Students
Keywords	Shinto, Japanese Buddhism, Japanese Confucianism, Kogaku, traditional Japanese arts, modern Japanese philosophy & commentaries on traditional Japanese religion (ex. Kyoto School, Nishida Philosophy), Comparative Thought
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Liberal Arts Education	Area Courses（Courses in Arts and Humanities/Social Sciences)　Category：Philosophy / Ethics / Religion / Arts 【As for student who enrolled after AY2018, and if they take this subject and get credit, this subject are regarded as “Area Courses“. But as for the student who enrolled before AY2017, “Package-Based Subject”. And also, for the student who enrolled before AY2017, if they take this subject, not regarded as “Area Courses”.】
Expected Outcome	1. To be able to explain the formation and development processes and contemporary issues of each academic discipline. 2. To be able to explain historical and contemporary issues that span multiple academic disciplines from multifaceted perspectives.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This course is an introduction to the various Japanese religious traditions. This course will examine the history of Japanese religious traditions, but will also comparatively consider their similarities and differences with other religious traditions of the world, as well as their relevance as aesthetic, moral, or theoretical contributions to Japan and the world today.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Introduction lesson2 Japanese religion and the arts lesson3 chpt7 Swords & satori: Zen & its culture lesson4 Zen Buddhism lesson5 Pure Land Buddhism, Shinran’s revolution lesson6 chpt8 Christ and Confucius: the West arrives, and then Japan turns inward lesson7 Confucianism overview lesson8 Neo-Confucianism overview lesson9 chpt9 The rising sun and the dark valley: from the Meiji Restoration until 1945 lesson10 Modern Japanese Philosophy pre-Nishida lesson11 Nishida and the Kyoto School lesson12 chpt10 Chanting and dancing: Shugendo and the “new religions” of Japan lesson13 Beyond Modernity: Kyoto School: Nishitani & FAS etc lesson14 chpt11 Pilgramages: religions in Japan 1945 to the present lesson15 Overview & Discussion
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Introducing Japanese Religion, 2nd edition Robert Ellwood 2016 Routledge
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
	(More Details)	Handouts, projector (PowerPoint slides)
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Students must read the assigned readings, give a presentation, and submit a final paper. Students must come prepared to each class with a question-comment card which includes two questions and / or comments about the assigned reading. Although the instructor will give lectures, students are strongly encouraged to enter into discussion.
Requirements	Adjustments may be made to the syllabus mid-term in order to best guide the unique needs of the students.
Grading Method	Assessment will be based on a presentation (50%) and a final report (50%)
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