Religions of Mongolia 3600-MT-WRM-OW
INTRODUCTION TO MAIN DOCTRINAL TENETS AND HISTORY OF DISSEMINATION OF MONGOLIAN SHAMANISM AND TIBETAN BUDDHISM AMONG THE MONGOLS. CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF MONGOLIAN SHAMANISM, SHAMAN’S ROLE IN THE PAST AND AT PRESENT, MAIN RITUALS AND RELIGIOUS CREATIVITY. HISTORY OF DISSEMINATION OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM IN MONGOLIA, CONFRONTATION WITH SHAMANISM, METHODS OF PROPAGATION. DEVELOPMENT OF BUDDHISM IN MONGOLIA, INCLUSION OF NATIONAL ELEMENTS IN BUDDHIST PRACTICE, RELIGIOUS CREATIVITY, ANNIHILATION OF BUDDHISM IN THE MONGOLIAN PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC. REVIVAL OF BUDDHISM AND SHAMANISM AFTER 1990. DISSEMINATION OF CHRISTIANITY. DESCRIPTION OF CONTEMPORARY BUDDHIST PRACTICES IN MONGOLIA.
Type of course
Mode
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
KNOWLEDGE
K_W03 knows and understands basic philosophical trends and terms as well as the role of philosophical reflection in culture shaping processes H1A_W05
K_W07 has detailed and organized knowledge of philosophy and religion of Mongolia and Tibet H1A_W04
K_W10 can name and characterize basic cultural phenomena of Inner Asia, Mongolia and Tibet H1A_W04
K_W18 knows and understands basic analysis and interpretation methods of various products of culture characteristic of chosen theories and schools of research within the scope of cultural and literary studies, linguistics, philosophy and religion studies and history H1A_W07
K_W19 knows and understands basic analysis and interpretation methods of various products of culture characteristic of local traditions in Mongolia and Tibet H1A_W07
K_W20 knows and understands the basic terms and rules of copyright and protection of intellectual property H1A_W08
SKILLS
K_U02 can indicate sources of cultural differences between the countries of Orient/Africa H1A_U05
K_U03 can use the basic terminology from the domain of philosophy and religions of Mongolia and Tibet H1A_U04
K_U10 can indicate most important intellectual problems, dilemmas, aesthetic preferences taking shape inside the culture of Mongolia and Tibet H1A_U04
K_U15 can interpret key terms from Inner Asia, Mongolia and Tibet through linguistic/philological analysis H1A_U08
K_U17 can properly function in the linguistic and cultural environment of Mongolia and Tibet H1A_U07
K_U21 has a skill in presenting detailed aspects within the scope of cultural issues of Inner Asia, Mongolia and Tibet in Polish and in Mongolian and Tibetan languages taking into consideration the intellectual tradition of Mongolia and Tibet H1A_U09
SOCIAL COMPETENCES
K_K01 understands the need to learn all one’s life H1A_K01
K_K04 can set appropriate goals and ways to achieve them in the context of academic, professional and social activity H1A_K03
K_K05 has awareness of the cultural distinctness and its religious, philosophical, traditional and historical roots and its significance for understanding modern world H1A_K04
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K_K06 sees the need of dialogue between cultures H1A_K04
H1A_K05
K_K07 is aware of significance the culture of Mongolia and Tibet have for the culture of the world H1A_K05
K_K08 acts in aid of sharing and promoting cultural and linguistic heritage of Mongolia and Tibet H1A_K05
H1A_K06
K_K09 perceives the positive socio-cultural values of Inner Asia, Mongolia and Tibet and possibility to use them in own personal development and effective intercultural communication H1A_K01
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H1A_K05
Assessment criteria
Written exam
Practical placement
Does not apply
Bibliography
A.Bareja-Starzyńska,"Czyngis-chan bodhisattwą, czyli o buddyzmie w Mongolii”, in: Świat Orientu -- Orient w świecie, A. Bareja-Starzyńska, P. Balcerowicz, J. Rogala (eds.), Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warszawa 2010, pp. 96-111
A.Bareja-Starzyńska, „I Dżebcundampa Mongolii, Dzanabadzar (1635-1723) – ojciec mongolskiego buddyzmu?”, Politeja. Studia Buddyjskie, No2(18), Uniwersytet Jagielloński, pp. 181-192
S. Kałużyński, Dawni Mongołowie, PiW, Warszawa 1987
A.M. Pozdneev, Religion and ritual in society: lamaist Buddhism in late 19th century Mongolia, 1887, Bloomington: The Mongolia Society, 1978.
Detailed literature is given for every lecture.
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