Religious diversity and community in intercultural education

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Religious diversity and community in intercultural education

Japanese Traditional Religions
Popular Religiosity
Community
Peace
Intercultural Education

Religion and community are two significant yet overlooked factors in intercultural education. In the lecture, I focus on two communities, the Hidden Christians in Hirado and the elderly community worshiping Togenuki Jizō in Sugamo (Obaachan no Harajuku), to examine what it means to belong to a community. These examples from the Japanese religious world show that the key to intercultural and diversity education in an increasingly multicultural Japanese society lies in learning about and engaging with different communities. 

Target
Bachelor, Master, Doctor, General, High school
Language
English
Caption
English
Lecture time
45-60min.
Start month
Anytime
Length
Short
Delivery method
Ondemand

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Content／学習内容

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- Teacher
Tinka Delakorda Kawashima

Lecturer Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Ph.D. Sociology Lecturer, Hiroshima University

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Learning Goal

Learn sociological theoretical approaches to religious phenomena and community in Japanese society
Understand that religion is an important source of identity such as language, history or cultural heritage
Learn that intercultural understanding must be developed based on real personal and social learning experiences (e.g., interacting with members of different communities)