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TOPICS/READINGS |
8/25 | Religious Pluralism in Japan: Turning to the Gods in Times of Trouble Religion in Contemporary Japan (RCJ): 1-22 • Defining Religion |
8/30 | Religious Foundations of Prehistoric Japan Introducing Japanese Religion (IJR): 1-21, 58-64, 90-93 • Sources of Japanese Tradition (SJT): 3-9 |
9/1 | Land of the Rising Sun Goddess: Amaterasu and the Way of the Kami RCJ: 55-76 • SJT: 13-28 |
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Through the Torii: The Experience of Shinto Shinto: The Way Home (SWH): 1-37 • IJR: 28-31 |
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Living Shinto: Everyday Connectedness SWH: 38-70 • IJR: 25-28, 67-76 |
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MOVIE: Spirited Away, Part I (Meiley-Swallow/Thrust Theater) Ningenkan • Kannagara • Shinto and Human Life |
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MOVIE: Spirited Away, Part II (Meiley-Swallow/Thrust Theater) Tradition vs. Innovation and the Creatures in Spirited Away • Shinto Perspectives |
9/20 | Siddhartha Gautama: The Historical Buddha IJR: 78-82 • The Life of the Buddha |
9/22 | The Development of Mahayana Buddhism Mahayana Buddhism • IJR: 82-88 • SJT: 55-62, 108-111 • Cinema Review #1: Spirited Away |
9/27 | Politics and Religion in Early Japan: The Integreation of Buddhism and Shinto IJR: 93-99 • SWH: 71-91 • RCJ: 23-40 |
9/29 | Heian Buddhism: Shingon IJR: 102-112, 32-34 • SJT: 153-168, 175-184 • Goma Fire Ritual |
10/4 | Heian Buddhism: Tendai IJR: 112-118, 34-35 • SJT: 123-152 |
10/6 | Kamakura Buddhism: Pure Land IJR: 121-134, 35-38 • SJT: 205-230 • Nembutsu |
10/11 | Kamakura Buddhism: Nichiren IJR: 134-139, 39-41 • SJT: 292-305 • Daimoku |
10/13 | Kamakura Buddhism: Zen IJR: 142-152, 38-39 • SJT: 306-328 • Eiheiji |
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FALL BREAK |
10/20 | Zen and Japanese Culture IJR: 152-165 • SJT: 364-372, 387-388 • Archery • Gardens • Calligraphy • Noh |
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NICHIREN TEMPLE VISIT (9:45-11:45 am) 1S100 Route 59, West Chicago, IL 60185 • 630-293-5235 |
10/25 | The Japanese Tea Ceremony
SJT: 388-398 • Zen and the Art of Tea |
10/27 | Religion in Medieval and Early ModernJapan SJT: 336-341 • SWH: 92-118 • IJR: 168-185 |
11/1 | Zen, Death, and the Ancestors RCJ: 40-47, 77-106 • IJR: 53-54 • Temple Visit Paper |
11/3 | The Meiji Restoration: Shinto and the State IJR: 188-205 • SWH: 119-140 |
Religion in Postwar Japan IJR: 232-252, 43-53 • SWH: 140-147 | |
11/10 | Spirits, Satellites and a User-Friendly Religion: Agonshu and the New Religions RCJ: 194-233 |
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MOVIE: The Great Yokai War, Part I (Wentz SC, Stevenson Hall 202 West Room 32) Yokai: Fantastic Creatures of Japanese Folklore • Kirin • Yasunori Kato • Sunekosuri • Kawahime • Shojo • Kappa • Daitengu • Ippondatara • Nurarihyon • Azuki Arai • Rokurokubi |
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MOVIE: The Great Yokai War, Part II (Wentz SC, Stevenson Hall 202 West Room 32) Mortuary Rites for Inanimate Objects • How Japanese Religion Influenced Pokemon |
11/22 | Sites and Sights: Temples and Shrines as Centers of Power and Enlightenment RCJ: 134-167 |
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THANKSGIVING |
11/29 | Actions, Amulets and the Expression of Meaning: Reflections of Need and Statements of Desire RCJ: 168-193 • Cinema Review #2: The Great Yokai War |
12/1 | Shugendo: A Revival of Shinbutsu-shugo (The Synthesis of Buddhism and Shinto) Onmark/Shugendo • Shugendo Rituals |
12/6 | The Perennial Popularity of Religious Pilgrimage Onmark/Pilgrimage 1 • Onmark/Pilgrimage 2 • Ohenro |
12/8 | Religious Pluralism in Contemporary Japan: Concluding Reflections SWH: 148-170 • RCJ: 234-243 • Contemplative Event Paper? |
12/13 |
Final Exam Tuesday, December 13, 4:00-6:00 pm |