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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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I. Grasping the phenomenon: *(traditional "paradigm", Kuroda and combinatory "paradigm", critical evaluation - theory of science) II. Developement of the conceptualization of Shinto in Western Guise *(missionaries of 16th cent., Kaempfer, Enlightenment, modern science of 19th and 20th centuries) III. Japanese traditions *(kami, shrines, rituals, concept of kegare, ...)
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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In this course, students will get the basic knowledge of Shintó within the context of Japanese culture, it?s development and interaction with other religious traditions.
Students will gain a general overview of Shintó as one of many streams under the surface of Japanese religious life. Subsequently, they will get the overall idea about a different approach the phenomena of religion within the context of a different culture.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
To obtain credits, students are obliged to demonstrate knowledge of the content of the course, and knowledge of selected titles of compulsory literature.
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Recommended literature
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BOWRING. The Religious Traditions of Japan.
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EDWIN O.REISCHAUER. Dějiny Japonska. Lidové noviny, 2000.
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H.BYRON EARHART. Náboženství Japonska. Prostor, 1998.
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J. Breen. Shinto in History.
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JOHN BREEN, MARK TEEUWEN. A New History of Sinto. Blackwell, 2010.
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JOHN K.NELSON. A Year in the Life of a Shinto Shrine, . University of Washington Press, 1996.
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STUART D.B.PICKEN. Essencials of Shinto. Greenwood Press , 1994.
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Teeuwen, Mark & Rambelli, Fabio. Buddhas and Kami: Combinatory Paradigm. Routledge, 2003.
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