RELG 325 - The Karma of Words

This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
East Asian Studies, Comparative Literature
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: 4HU, WINT, CD

New course added 06.16.15.

This course explores the relation between Buddhism and the Literary Arts of Japan.   After introducing the ideas, motifs, paradigms and images of the Buddhist tradition and reading Buddhist scriptural texts from a literary perspective, we will then analyze how Buddhism was re-expressed and reshaped in Japanese literature through a close reading of court poetry, karma stores, tales of romance and war, literary essays, noh drama, haiku and a modern novel. 
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: C. Callahan
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes