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Date |
Topic |
Assignment (due for
class) |
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“Interiority” in Japanese Religion and Culture
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1 |
Th Jan 11 |
Orientations
Distribution of term
list
for first exam
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Overview of the Course Rapping about Wrapping |
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2 |
T Jan 16 |
Discussion:
Lecture: "Wrapping
Culture" |
Japanese Religions
Past and Present
1. Meeting Japanese Culture
2. Japanese
Religions - An Introduction
Takeo Doi, "Omote
and Ura: Concepts Derived from the Japanese 2-Fold
Structure of Consciousness"
(handed out in class)
Edogawa Rampo,
Tales of Mystery and Imagination
"The Human
Chair" |
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3 |
Th Jan 18 |
Lecture: continued |
Japanese Religions
Past and Present
3. Folk
Religion
Edogawa Rampo,
Tales of Mystery and Imagination
"The
Caterpillar" |
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4 |
T Jan 23 |
Film viewing: "Inland
Sea"
-- class postponed due to Arctic Blast 2007 |
Japanese Religions
Past and Present
4. Shinto
Edogawa Rampo,
Tales of Mystery and Imagination
"The Cliff" |
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5 |
Th Jan 25 |
Discussion: Three
short stories
by Edogawa Rampo |
Japanese Religions
Past and Present
5. Buddhism
Edogawa Rampo,
Tales of Mystery and Imagination
"The
Psychological Test" |
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6 |
T Jan 30 |
No class meeting today
Class rescheduled for
W Jan 31
7:00 PM Film viewing:
"The Mystery of Rampo" |
Reviews of "The Mystery
of Rampo" |
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7 |
Th Feb 1 |
Discussion:
"The Mystery of Rampo" |
Japanese Religions
Past and Present
7.
Christianity in Japan
Edogawa Rampo, Tales
of Mystery and Imagination
"The Twins" |
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8 |
T Feb 6 |
Discussion:
"Religion and the State"
Film viewing: "Yasukuni Shrine" |
Japanese Religions
Past and Present
8. Religion
and Politics in Japan
Edogawa Rampo, Tales
of Mystery and Imagination
"The Hell of
Mirrors" |
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9 |
Th Feb 8 |
Discussion: Three short
stories
by Edogawa Rampo
Review: Textbook, short
stories, lectures, and films |
Japanese Religions
Past and Present
6. The New
Religions of Japan
Edogawa Rampo, Tales
of Mystery and Imagination
"The Pasted
Rag Picture" |
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10 |
T Feb 13 |
Exam 1: Interiority
in Japanese Religion and Culture
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Shinto
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11 |
Th Feb 15 |
Film viewing: "Nature,
Gods, and Man in Japan" |
Shinto: The Way
Home
Chapter 1:
"Entering through the Torii"
Chapter 1 Worksheet |
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12 |
T Feb 20 |
Discussion: Kasulis
chapters 1-2
Lecture: “Shinto:
The Way of the Kami” |
Shinto: The Way
Home
Chapter 2:
"Everyday Connectedness"
Chapter 2 Worksheet |
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13 |
Th Feb 22 |
Lecture: "Kurozumi-kyo" |
Shinto: The Way
Home
Chapter 3: "Ancient
Shinto" |
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14 |
T Feb 27 |
Film viewing:
"Pilgrimage to Mt. Fuji" |
Shinto: The Way
Home
Chapter 4: "From
Nara to Norinaga" |
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15 |
Th Mar 1 |
Discussion: Kasulis
chapters 3-5
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Shinto: The Way
Home
Chapter 5: "All
Roads Lead to Tokyo"
Chapters 3-5
Worksheet |
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16 |
T Mar 6 |
Discussion: Kasulis
chapter 6
Review |
Shinto: The Way
Home
Chapter 6: "The Way
Home" |
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17 |
Th Mar 8 |
Exam 2:
“Essentialist” and “Existential” Shinto
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Zen
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18 |
T Mar 20 |
Discussion: What is
Zen? |
Alan Watts, What is
Zen?
“amazon.com-style”
review of the book |
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19 |
Th Mar 22 |
Film viewing: "Land of
the Disappearing Buddha"
Discussion:
Orientalist elements of the documentary |
Zen at War
(self-paced) |
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20 |
T Mar 27 |
Lecture: "From DT
Suzuki to Alan Watts"
Film viewing
(segment): "The Best of Alan Watts" |
Zen at War
(self-paced) |
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21 |
Th Mar 29 |
Lecture: "Zen and/as
Violence" |
Zen at War
(self-paced) |
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22 |
T Apr 3 |
Discussion: Zen at
War |
Zen at War
(self-paced) |
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23 |
Th Apr 5 |
Essay 1:
"Images of Zen"
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Religion in Modern Japan
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24 |
T Apr 10 |
Film viewing: "Inland
Sea" (postponed from earlier date)
Discussion:
"Being Non-Religious" |
Why are the Japanese
Non-Religious?
Chapters 1-3 |
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25 |
Th Apr 12 |
Discussion: "Being
Ordinary" |
Why are the Japanese
Non-Religious?
Chapters 4-6 |
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26 |
T Apr 17 |
Class rescheduled for
W Apr 18
7:00 PM Film viewing:
"The Funeral" |
Reviews of "The Funeral" |
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27 |
Th Apr 19 |
Discussion: "The
Funeral" |
No assignment (begin
reading Thousand Cranes) |
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28 |
T Apr 24 |
Discussion:
Thousand Cranes |
Thousand Cranes
"Thousand Cranes"
"The Grove in the
Evening Sun" |
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29 |
Th Apr 26 |
Discussion:
Thousand Cranes |
Thousand Cranes
"Figured Shino"
"Her Mother's Lipstick"
"Double Star" |
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Essay 2: "Japanese
Religion and Modernity"
Distributed Th Apr 26 -- due Th May 3
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