REL 334 - Religions of China & Japan

Investigates religious traditions as they have developed in China and Japan. Topics include “popular” religion; classical and contemporary teachings and practices of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism (especially Zen); the challenge of Communism to religion in China; the rise new religious movements in contemporary Japan; Christianity in East Asia (especially Japan); and Buddhism in the West (with specific attention to the United States).

3 credits