Shinto, Buddhism, and Japanese Folk Religion

HIST M173C - Shinto, Buddhism, and Japanese Folk Religion

<p>(Same as History M173C.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Designed for juniors/seniors. Social dimension of various Ways, great and little: Shinto’s connection with cultural nationalism, Buddhism’s medieval Reformation and Zen’s relation to warrior culture, folk religious aspects such as shamanism, ancestor worship, and millenarianism. P/NP or letter grading.</p>

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Shinto, Buddhism, and Japanese Folk Religion

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