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2013-2014 Academic Catalog 
    
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REL 195-02 - Introductory Special Topic: Religion in East Asia

4 credits (Spring)
This course will investigate various East Asian religions, including Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, Shinto and “folk religions.” We will consider who these traditions have been shaped by and have helped to shape the worldviews of individuals and communities. We will also interrogate the categories of “religion” and “philosophy” as they apply to these traditions. Themes for the course will include: cosmological worldviews; veneration of ancestors; self-cultivation and sagehood; ritual and performance; and society, social order, and the state.
 

Prerequisite: None.
Instructor: Sorensen