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RELG 236 - Japanese Thought and Religion


Semester Offered: Second Semester
Credits (Range): 3 hours
Attribute: 3HU, CD
A historical survey of Japanese thought and religion from the dawn of literate culture to the ferment of the postwar period. The course will focus on the indigenous kami-based religiosity known as Shinto and imported religious thought and practice of Buddhism. The course will explore Japanese conceptions of the universe and humanity’s place in it, situating them politically and socially through readings in a variety of genres from both elite and popular traditions.
 
Enrollment Limit: 35
Instructor: J. Ritzinger
Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with EAST 152


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