HIST 486 - Religion in Japanese History

Institution:

Western Washington University

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Description:

Prereq: junior status and HIST 280 or HIST 281 or EAS 201 or EAS 202 or permission of instructor. An examination of the symbiotic relationship between state and religion throughout Japanese history. Although basic doctrines will be considered, emphasis of the course will be sociopolitical rather than metaphysical. Examples of topics: the formation of the Shinto tradition, Millenarianism, Buddhist institutions and temporal power, women and evolving religious tenets, European missionaries and Sengoku politics, Yasukunijinja and modern politics, and the religio-political nature of the Imperial institution.

Credits:

5.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.wwu.edu

Phone Number:

(360) 650-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Quarter

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