Exploring the themes of Terrace House/Luke Sharp(University of Technology Sydney23-12-07)
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This course is an introduction to critical approaches to religion in contemporary Japan. The course covers basic information about religious affiliation, scholarly approaches to the study of religion, and a critique of common discourse about “Japanese religions”. To achieve these objectives, the course is structured around the critical examination of three often-heard stereotypical statements about religion in Japan: 1) “The Japanese are non-religious”, 2) “Japanese religions have a set of common characteristics”, 3) “The Japanese are very religious; they just don't know it”.