Teikyo University Faculty of Language Studies Department of Global Japanese Studies Class “Japanese Society”
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Subject | Humanities & Social Sciences
A Critical Introduction to Religion in Japan
- Religious studies
- Shinto
- Buddhism
- Contemporary Japan
- Statistics of religion
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”.
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loannis GaitanidisChiba University Graduate School of Global Transdisciplinary StudiesAssociate Professor
