2012-2013 Catalog 
    
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2012-2013 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

RLST 119 PZ - Religion in Medieval East Asia

Survey of the shamanism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Neo-Confucianism of China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam during the 10th-15th centuries. Examines religious texts and institutions in the context of socio-historical transformations, such as changing gender roles, church-state relations, growing merchant economies, scientific and technological developments, and foreign relations. Also emphasizes the religious dimensions of East Asian culture, including landscape painting and poetry, theater, and artistic and literary theory.

Prerequisites: RLST 010 CM , RLST 100 PO , RLST 103 PO , or RLST 117 PO  or permisison of instructor.

Offered: Every other year

Credit: 1

Course Number: RLST119 PZ