Subject | Humanities & Social Sciences

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A Critical Introduction to Religion in Japan

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”.

Content/学習内容

Staff/スタッフ

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    loannis Gaitanidis
    Chiba University Graduate School of Global Transdisciplinary Studies
    Associate Professor

Competency/コンピテンシー

達成目標

  • 1) acquire basic knowledge about religon in contemporary Japan
  • 2) acquire the ability to apply a comparative lens to the study of religion in Japan
  • 3) learn about recent trends in the scholarly study of religion in Japan

Contact/お問合せ先

JV-Campus Secretariat

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