EALC 495

Spring 2013

Part of Term 1
Jan 14-May 1
Topics in Asian Religions
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Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Same as RLST 495. See RLST 495.

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CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
38620
Lecture-Discussion
BR3
2:30PM -4:50PM
T
1112 Foreign Languages Building
Ruppert, B
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/14/13-05/01/13
Credit:
3 hours
Section Info:
Topics in Asian Religions: Religious Texts in Japanese History. This course explores the role(s) of religious texts in premodern Japanese society. By focusing on both primary and secondary sources, we will attempt to gain an understanding of more general ways in which the dissemination, reproduction, preservation, writing and other uses of religious texts were related to religious thought and practice. Moreover, we will also try to understand the way(s) such uses were related to specific historical and social contexts. How have texts, understood as conveyers of meaning, as ritual objects, and as socially embedded objects, mediated belief, religious practice, and social interaction? We will also consider the nature and character of continental influence on how texts were appropriated as well as the impact of new textual technologies on the Japanese context.
Restriction(s):
Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
38621
Lecture-Discussion
BR4
2:30PM -4:50PM
T
1112 Foreign Languages Building
Ruppert, B
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/14/13-05/01/13
Credit:
4 hours
Section Info:
Topics in Asian Religions: Religious Texts in Japanese History. This section is for graduate students only. This course explores the role(s) of religious texts in premodern Japanese society. By focusing on both primary and secondary sources, we will attempt to gain an understanding of more general ways in which the dissemination, reproduction, preservation, writing and other uses of religious texts were related to religious thought and practice. Moreover, we will also try to understand the way(s) such uses were related to specific historical and social contexts. How have texts, understood as conveyers of meaning, as ritual objects, and as socially embedded objects, mediated belief, religious practice, and social interaction? We will also consider the nature and character of continental influence on how texts were appropriated as well as the impact of new textual technologies on the Japanese context.
Restriction(s):
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
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