6631009 Japanese History
| Numbering Code | U-LET23 36631 LJ36 | 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 |
[Class summary] Our aim is to construct a history of medieval religion from a new perspective, by verifying the present state and issues with research into Japanese medieval history, and covering the overall medieval period. This year, we shall mainly discuss the relationship between gods (divinities) and Buddha (Buddhism) . We shall address issues in the history of religion, while aiming not for a narrow approach, but a broad or cultural-based one incorporating politics, socioeconomics, religion, and thought. [Class objectives] The purpose of the course is for attending students to acquire the skills to write papers for developing their own theories. Thus, we shall aim to cultivate the necessary critical and logical analysis skills. |
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| Course Goals | Able to acquire the skills needed to author graduate papers by studying examples of specific research presented in class and critically verifying their content. In other words, develop the ability to acquire the verification methods that form the basis of historiography, ways of dealing with past theories, and the ability to logically construct one's own theories. | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
1st: The present state and issues of research into medieval Japanese history 2nd: The present state and issues of periodization theory 3rd: Thinking of the year 600 AD 4th: Progress and issues in the study of Shinto-Buddhist syncretism 5th: Rereading ancient narratives on separation from the gods 6th: Power of Jinushigami 7th: New developments in Shinto-Buddhist syncretism - Central examples 8th: New developments in Shinto-Buddhist syncretism - Regional examples 9th: Historical process of the formation of Honji suijaku thought ① 10th: Historical process of the formation of Honji suijaku thought ② 11th: Wako dojin ① 12th: Wako dojin ② 13th: Gods outside of the framework of Japan 14th: Gods and Buddha in medieval Japan 15th: From medieval religious history to medieval Japanese history - Reconstructing the image of medieval history NOTE: The above content may change depending on progress in students' own research. |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy |
Final paper (50%) and short papers scheduled to be done in class (50%). Evaluation criteria for papers is whether students logically or empirically argue their own opinions. |
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| Course Requirements | None | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) |
・Read the historical materials distributed in advance prior to class. ・Critically examine class content after class. |
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| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | not used | ||
| References, etc. | Susumu Uejima, 『日本中世社会の形成と王権』 (Nagoya University Press) ISBN:978-4-8158-0635-4, Others will be indicated in class as needed. | |||
