科目サブタイトル
／Subtitle of this course |
In search of a non-violent mode of thinking. |
講義概要
／Course description |
The general purpose of this course is to reflect on the role of “imagination in religions. Stories of religious figures inspire imagination, belief and practice in religious traditions, including Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity and Islam. The present course will focus on the sacred biographies of two world religious traditions: Christianity and Buddhism. In these traditions, sacred biographies mediate between the theoretical works of theologians/dharmalogians and religious practices. The course puts an emphasis on the study of written documents but does not neglect other important expressions of sacred biographies: art and rituals. Showing the limits of rationalist and positivist reconstructions of history for the understanding of religious traditions, the course will shed light on other scholarly approaches to the study of sacred biographies. The production of sacred biographies is the result of unconscious or unconsidered action working on historical material, the introduction of a subjective element into the realm of fact. Thus, the study of sacred biographies offers insights into the formation of religious traditions, and the efforts to “acculturate”, “inculturate” and legitimize religious practices. |
他学部・他研究科受講可否
／Other departments' students |
可／Yes
※要覧記載の履修対象とする年次を確認すること。
Please make sure to confirm the student year listed in the bulletin.
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評価基準・割合
／Evaluation |
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出席状況／Attendance （0.0％）
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授業参加／Class participation （0.0％）
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リアクションペーパー／Reaction paper （20.0％）
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レポート／Report （25.0％）
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秋学期学期末試験（授業期間中）／Autumn Semester final exam(in class) （15.0％）
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その他／Others(in detail) ：See below for a complete evaluation of the course
E-mail correspondence 20%
Essay One 15%
Essay Two 15%
Tests 10%
Oral Examination 15%
Report 25%
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テキスト1／Textbooks1
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著者名／Authors ：Shusaku Endo
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書名／Title ：A Life of Jesus. Translated by Richard A. Schuchert.
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出版社・出版年／Publisher.Year ：Mahwah: Paulist Press, 1973.
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テキスト2／Textbook2
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著者名／Authors ：Hermann Hesse
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書名／Title ：Siddhartha. Translated by Hilda Rosner. New York: Bantam Books, 1971. (Other editions and translations can be used).
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出版社・出版年／Publisher.Year ：New York: Bantam Books, 1971.
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必要外国語
／Required foreign languages |
English |
シラバス参照