Advanced Topics in Religion
Usually a category of religious phenomena, such as religious experience, mysticism, the nature of deities; or the role and status of persons; healing in religious traditions; sectarian groups; major thinkers or movements; or themes and approaches in the study of religion. May be repeated for credit with different topics.
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Current Semester Information
Geoffrey Goble370A: Adv Tps:Zen Buddhism
Advanced Topics: Zen Buddhism
This course covers the historical development of Zen Buddhism, a unique East Asian variety of Buddhism that has established itself in modern American culture. We will specifically study the creation and establishment of Zen Buddhism in China, where it is known as "Chan," its spread and development in Japan, and its introduction and representation in the United States of America. Throughout the semester we will consider both the manner in which the Zen tradition has persistently defined and redefined itself by constructing and reconstructing its past and also how the Zen tradition has been understood by contemporary scholars, popularizers, and American adherents.
Leslie James