Course description: “Asian Religions” is a course on Asian religious thought and religious experience. Through lectures and readings, Asian Religions explores the formative religious myths, conceptions, values, and life experiences of Asian men and women. Specifically, the course will examine religious traditions of China, India, and Japan, in an attempt to understand the world and self as they appear to the adherents of these traditions.
“亞洲宗教”是關於亞洲宗教思想和宗教經驗。通過講座和閱讀“亞洲宗教”探索亞裔男性和女性形成的宗教神話，觀念，價值觀念，和生活經驗。具體而言，本課程將探討中國，印度和日本的宗教傳統，試圖了解擁護者的傳統世界和自我概念。
The course will examine questions such as: What is “religion” in the Asian context? What are some of the different modes and ways of being religious? How does religious thought and experience shape societies and individual self-understanding, and how does self-understanding shape religious ideas and values?
本課程將探討以下主題： 什麼是“宗教”在亞洲範圍內？有哪些宗教模式和方式？宗教思想和經驗如何形成社會結構和個人的自我認識，以及自我理解如何形狀宗教思想和價值觀？Course description: “Asian Religions” is a course on Asian religious thought and religious experience. Through lessons and readings, Asian Religions explores the formative religious myths, conceptions, values, and life experiences of Asian men and women. Specifically, the course will examine religious traditions of China, India, and Japan, in an attempt to understand the world and self as they appear to the administratives of these traditions.
"Asian religion" is about Asian religious thoughts and religious experience. Explore religious myths, concepts, value concepts, and life experiences formed by Asian men and women through lectures and reading "Asian Religion". Specifically, this course will explore religious traditions in China, India and Japan, and try to understand the traditional world and self-concept of the protector.
The course will examine questions such as: What is “religion” in the Asian context? What are some of the different modes and ways of being religious? How does religious thought and experience shape society and individual self-understanding, and how does self- understanding shape religious ideas and values?
This course will explore the following topics: What is “religion” within the Asian context? What are the religious models and methods? How does religious thoughts and experience form social structures and personal self-awareness, and how does self-understanding form religious thoughts and values?
The course text was written by the professor and will be provided in .pdf files or on-line.
Randall Nadeau, Asian Religions: A Cultural Perspective (2014)
The course text was written by the professor and will be provided in .pdf files or on-line.
Randall Nadeau, Asian Religions: A Cultural Perspective (2014)
| 評分項目 Grading Method | 配分比例 Grading percentage | 說明 Description |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly attendance 每週上課Weekly attendance 每週上課 Weekly attendance |
20 | (Tuesday, periods 5-6-7)（週二，5-6-7節） |
| A midterm exam 期中考試A midterm exam 期中考試 A midterm exam |
20 | |
| A final exam 期末考試A final exam 期末考試 A final exam |
20 | |
| Term project: A ten-minute oral presentation 口頭報告Term project: A ten-minute oral presentation 口頭報告 Term project: A ten-minute oral presentation |
20 | |
| Term project: A 750-word written summary 書面報告Term project: A 750-word written summary 書面報告 Term project: A 750-word written summary |
20 |
