JPN314
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JPN314 - Samurai, Kamikaze, and the Rising Sun: The History of Shinto
Course ID
040872
Course Description
This course provides an overview of the history of Shinto in Japan. Recent scholarship has problematized the simplistic characterization of Shinto as the \"indigenous religion of Japan.\" The course introduces students to the on-going scholarly debate over the category of \"Shinto\" and dissects from a historical perspective modern appropriations of Shinto discourses in relation to modernization, nationalism, and Japan's \"self-image\" in the world.
Min Units
3
Max Units
3
Repeatable for Credit
No
Grading Basis
GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E
Career
Undergraduate
Course Attributes
CE - CL (Cross Listed), GE - GEDE (Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis)
Course Requisites
Cross Listed Courses
May be convened with
Component
Lecture
Optional Component
No