B.A. seminar 3600-19-JAW3-SL1(L)
The theme of B.A. papers on Japanese religion and philosophy are selected by students according to their interests. The only condition is to provide enough materials. Preferable are the themes concerning doctrine and practice of Shinto and Japanese Buddhism, syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism, Samurai ethos (Bushido), Japanese Neoconfucianism, Japanese Christianity, contemporary philosophy in Japan.
Type of course
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Knowledge
- has detailed and organized knowledge of Japanese literature and writings; can name and characterize most important phenomena/trends/literary texts/writings of Japan (K_W05)
- has detailed and organized knowledge of history of Japan (K_W06)
- has extensive knowledge of Japanese language (its structure, history, script) (K_W12)
- is aware of the complex nature of Japanese language, its place and significance in the cultural and historical context of Japan (K_W13)
- has rudimentary knowledge of translation rules from Japanese language into Polish (K_W15)
- demonstrates basic grasp of contemporary cultural life in Japan (K_W16)
Skills
- can read, analyze and interpret literary texts and other works of culture (film, press, social writing) of Japan and appropriately place them in their cultural context (K_U06)
- can compare and perceive interrelations between chosen literary texts and other works of culture (film, press, social writing) of Japan and the issues within the scope of tradition and modern times (K_U07)
- can analyze and interpret source texts in Japanese language
- can translate literary texts and writings from Japanese language into Polish (K_U14)
- can interpret key terms from culture of Japan through linguistic/philological analysis (K_U15)
- can fluently use the script of Japanese language and the necessary tools to learn and analyze it (traditional and electronic dictionaries, lexicons, linguistic corpora, data bases, etc.) (K_U16)
- can use electronic and internet tools both in Polish and in Japanese (K_U24)
Social competence
- can cooperate and work in a group as well as forge relationships and build social relations (K_K02)
- is aware of significance the culture of Japan has for the culture of the world (K_K07)
Assessment criteria
Students’ abilities to prepare presentations on B.A. paper will be evaluated as well as the
B.A. paper on a chosen topic. The structure of the paper, bibliography, annotations, ability to formulate and prove theses will be taken into account.
Practical placement
none
Bibliography
Wiesław Kotański, Zarys dziejów religii w Japonii, Warszawa 1963
Wiesław Kotański, W kręgu shintoizmu t.I i t.II, Warszawa 1995
Jolanta Tubielewicz, Mitologia Japonii, Warszawa 1977
Hori Ichirō, Folk Religion in Japan, University of Tokyo Press, Tokio 1968
Kojiki, czyli księga dawnych wydarzeń, przekład i przypisy: Wiesław Kotański, PIW, Warszawa 1986
Kitagawa Joseph, Religion in Japanese History, Columbia University Press, New York 1966
Nihon no kamigami no jiten (Słownik bóstw japońskich), red. Sonoda Minoru, Mogi Sakae, Gakken, Tokio 2004
Kotański Wiesław, Japońskie opowieści o bogach, Iskry, Warszawa 1983
Plutschow Herbert, Matsuri. The Festivals of Japan, Japan Library, Avon 1996
Suwa Haruo, Nihon no matsuri to geinō (Japońskie święta religijne a sztuki występy artystyczne), Yoshikawa Hiroshi Bunkan, Tokio 1998
Hisamatsu Shin’ichi, Tōyōteki mu (Nicość Wschodu), Kōdansha, Tōkyō 1987
Hisamatsu Shin’ichi, Jinrui no chikai (Przyrzeczenie człowieczeństwa), Hōzōkan, Kyōto 1984
Hisamatsu Shin’ichi, Bukkyō kōza (Wykłady na temat buddyzmu), Hōzōkan, Kyōto 1990-1991
Kozyra Agnieszka, Filozofia zen, PWN, Warszawa 2004
Kozyra Agnieszka, Filozofia nicości Nishidy Kitarō, Nozomi, Warszawa 2007
Suzuki T. Daisetsu, Zen no shisōshi kenkyū (Studia nad historią myśli zen), Matsugaoka Bunko, Tōkyō 1968
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