HIST 0475 - RELIGION AND CULTURE IN EAST ASIA

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Words have consequences. How a society defines "religion" and "culture" have much to say about how they balance individual freedom and collective responsibility. This course focuses on how religion has been and is practiced in East Asia in modern and contemporary times. We begin with an overview of the major religions in the region (e.g., Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism, Shinto, folk traditions), and examine various themes to help us learn how religion influences the lives of individuals and the wider societies in which they live. Themes dealt with include the relationship between religion and politics and law; nationalism, terrorism, and secularization; gender, sexuality, and the family; healing, the environment, and ethical behavior; and the life cycle and ritual calendar year. By looking at how these issues unfold in modern China and Japan and at their global significance enable us to better understand how religion shapes our world.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Attributes: Asian Studies, DSAS Cross-Cult. Awareness General Ed. Requirement, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Global&Cross Cul GE. Req.

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