1604001 History of Sanskrit Literature
| Numbering Code | U-LET13 11604 LJ36 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Second semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Lecture | |
| Target Year | Target Student | |||
| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Mon.3 | |
| Instructor name | YOKOCHI YUUKO (Graduate School of Letters Professor) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course | In this course, we will outline the historical contexts and content in each field, as well as from diverse perspectives, to study Sanskrit literature, starting with two great epics of India, the Mahabharata ("The Great Story of Bharata") and the Ramayana ("The Conduct of Rama"). Through this, the aim of this course is to learn and understand the basic frameworks of thought, culture, and society in ancient and mediaeval India. | |||
| Course Goals | We hope to cultivate students' abilities to independently study topics of interest by learning and understanding the basic frameworks that shaped ancient and mediaeval Indian thought, culture, and society. | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
Week 1: Overview of Sanskrit Language and Literature, and Outline of the Fields Handled in Class Week 2: Content and Characteristics of India's Two Epics Week 3: Formation Process of India's Two Epics Week 4: Historical Background of the formation of the Epics Week 5: Dharma and the Four Main Goals of Life (Law, Profit, Love, Liberation from rebirths) Week 6: Literature on Code of Law and Political Science Week 7: The Formation of Hinduism: The Formation of Monotheistic Beliefs and Hindu Myths Week 8: Overview and Formative History of the Puranic Literature Week 9: Purana's Views of the World and of Time Week 10: Tales of India: Animal Allegories and the Great Tale Week 11: Overview of the Genres and Content of literary works (Kavya) Week 12: Characteristics of Sanskrit Poetry Week 13: Theories of Theater and Aesthetic Experience Week 14: Development of Poetics; Kavya From the Formative to Mature Periods Week 15: General Summary |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Assessment will be based on class participation (70%) and final reports (30%). | |||
| Course Requirements | None | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | No preparation is necessary. Use materials handed out in class and/or uploaded to PandA to review lecture content. The students should upload to PandA their understanding of the class content and questions after almost every class, which may take about half an hour to one hour. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | Other; no particular textbook will be used. Materials students should use for reference will be introduced in class and uploaded to PandA in line with class content, as appropriate. Regarding the epics and Kavya, we will primarily use the following as a teaching material: 世界歴史大系「南アジア史１：先史・古代」（山崎元一・小西正捷編）山川出版社（2007年）の「第9章：文学史の流れ」. | ||
| References, etc. | Will be presented in class; lists of references by genre will be uploaded to PandA. | |||
