6631009Japanese History (Special Lectures)
| Numbering Code | G-LET23 66631 LJ38 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Second semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | special lecture | |
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| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Tue.2 | |
| Instructor name | UEJIMA SUSUMU (Graduate School of Letters Professor) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course |
[Course Overview] In this course, we will verify the current state and challenges in medieval Japanese history studies, summarize the Middle Ages in general, and aim to construct a medieval religious history from new angles. This year, we will primarily discuss the relationship between gods (Shinto) and the Buddha (Buddhism). We will be handling questions of religious history, but the aim is not on a narrow field of history, but rather history in the broad sense, or cultural history, including political, socioeconomic, religious, and ideological history. [Course Objectives] The objective of this lecture course is for students to gain the ability to write a thesis that can expand on their own viewpoints. To that end, we aim to cultivate the necessary critical abilities and logical organization skills. |
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| Course Goals | To gain the abilities needed for writing a master's thesis, by learning specific study examples introduced in class, and critically inspecting their content. In other words, students will be able to gain substantiation methods underlying historical studies, ways to confront previous theories, and the ability to logically organize their own opinions. | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
1. Current status and challenges in medieval Japanese history studies 2. Current status and challenges in period demarcation 3. Examining the 600 years of the Middle Ages 4. The history and challenges of studying the syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism 5. Rereading ancient mind-body separation tales 6. The powers of Jinushigami 7. New developments in syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism: capital city examples 8. New developments in syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism: provincial examples 9. The historical process of the formation of manifestation ideology 1 10. The historical process of the formation of manifestation ideology 2 11. Interacting with the world by hiding one's true talent 1 12. Interacting with the world by hiding one's true talent 2 13. The gods beyond the framework of Japan 14. The gods and Buddha in the Middle Ages 15. From medieval religious history to medieval Japanese history: reconstructing the image of medieval history *The above content is subject to change depending on the state of the professor's research progress. |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy |
End-of-term report (50%) and short reports planned to be conducted in class (50%). The assessment standard for the reports will be to determine whether the student was able to logically, as well as empirically argue their own point of view. |
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| Course Requirements | None | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) |
・Approach class having read the historical materials distributed in advance. ・After class is over, critically review the class content. |
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| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | Not used | ||
| References, etc. | 上島 享 『日本中世社会の形成と王権』 (名古屋大学出版会) ISBN:978-4-8158-0635-4, Other texts will be instructed during class, as needed. | |||
