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 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.
"Asian Religions" is about Asian religious thought and religious experience. Explore the religious myths, concepts, values, and life experiences of Asian men and women through lectures and readings on "Asian Religions." Specifically, this course will explore the religious traditions of China, India, and Japan, seeking to understand the traditional worlds and self-concepts of adherents.
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?
This course will explore the following topics: What is "religion" in the context of Asia? What are the religious models and ways? How do religious ideas and experiences shape social structures and individuals' self-understandings, and how do self-understandings shape religious ideas 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 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 oral report |
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 written report |
20 |
