| Course Number |
| Course Title |
Credits |
Instructor(s) |
| A History of Japanese Buddhism. |
2 |
MATSUO, Kenji |
|
| Keywords |
Kamakura New Buddhism, official monks, reclusive monks |
Course
Description
(including Goal and Objectives) |
I will talk about the history of Japanese Buddhism focusing on Kamakura
New Buddhism which is fundamental to the Japanese. |
| Course Schedule |
| 1 |
Introduction |
| 2 |
Characteristics of Japanese Buddhism |
| 3 |
Ancient Buddhism - Official Monks I |
| 4 |
Ancient Buddhism Official Monks II |
| 5 |
Official Monks and Reclusive Monks I |
| 6 |
Official Monks and Reclusive Monks II |
| 7 |
Official Monks and Reclusive Monks III - Field work in Kamakura |
| 8 |
The relationship between the formation of medieval Japanese towns and the
rise of Kamakura New Buddhism |
| 9 |
Black and White: the Symbolism of the Color of the kesa |
| 10 |
The Era of Religious Fund Raising |
| 11 |
The Salvation of Outcasts |
| 12 |
The Salvation of Women |
| 13 |
The Logic of Funerals |
| 14 |
The Rise of Medieval Towns and the Awareness of the 'Individual" Urbanized
places |
| 15 |
Final exam |
|
| Textbook(s) |
Course Reader: available at Seikyo |
| Reference(s) |
Religions of Japan in Practice edited by George J. Tanabe,Jr. Princeton
University Press, New Jersey 1999 |
| Grading Method |
Final Exam or Final Report |
70 % |
| Attendance |
15 % |
| Class Participation |
15 % |
| Message to Students |
Send your unit feedback to my email address listed below. |
| Contacts |
kmatsuo@human.kj.yamagata-u.ac.jp |
