History of Art and Visual Culture 120 - The Arts in Japanese History.120A.Early Japanese Temples

Institution:

University of California-Santa Cruz

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Description:

The construction and images, and the liturgical, political, and social functions of the principal Japanese temples surviving from the formative period of Japanese history, from approximately 500 to 1100 C.E. These temples are all prime historical and social sites in modern Japan. Most of them are mainly Buddhist, but the religious context of the course will be the general one of Japan during this period, including Shinto. Enrollment limited to 35. (General Education Code(s): A.) The Staff

Credits:

1.25

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ucsc.edu/

Phone Number:

(831) 459-0111

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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