HIST 1477 - RELIGION IN JAPAN

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course provides an historical overview of religion in Japan from the 3rd century BCE up to the present. It introduces many of the fascinating events, texts, doctrines, institutions, personalities, and practices in the history of religion in Japan. It also examines issues related to myth, shamanism, ritual, art, and politics. During the course, questions such as the following are addressed: How did religious institutions both condemn and condone violence? What are the different paths to enlightenment in Japanese Buddhism? What made a person "holy"? Why did the government make people step on pictures of Jesus?
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis

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