Attachment 10.4 Sample Syllabi
BA in Liberal Arts Program Western Classics I Fall 2014 Instructor: Jessica Samuels
In this course we will be reading texts focusing on the themes of Western philosophy and literature. I encourage you to be prepared at each class meeting to engage with the texts that are assigned for that week as well as to engage with each other. We will be doing a lot of reading each week as well as a lot of writing in this course. This is a great opportunity for you to familiarize yourself with a variety of interesting texts, to really think about them, and to hone your writing skills.
Meeting Days and Times: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2:00–3:30 p.m.
Instructor Contact Information Email: [email protected] Office location: TBA Office hours: Thursdays 12–2 p.m. and by appointment (these may change by announcement)
Program Learning Outcomes 1. Demonstrate critical thinking skills. 2. Appreciate and defend different systems of thought as conveyed within the primary texts in the areas of human nature, the workings of causality, and the complex interconnections between the personal, the social, and the natural world. 3. Practice thoughtful and probing dialogue combined with close listening to assess the context and the character of the audience.
Course Outcomes Students will be required to: 1. Analyze and critique the primary text. 2. Articulate the significance and relevance of great works in the Western tradition, both for their original time and for our modern day. 3. Engage in class discussions using evidence from text.
Course Requirements • Attendance at all class meetings and all conferences. Two absences of any kind (class meetings, conferences, or any other course requirement) will affect your grade, and more than two unexcused absences is grounds for failure. Being on time to class is an important part of your attendance. Please be sure to arrive on time. • Submission of all writing assignments: in class assignments, reading responses, and all papers. • Preparation of all reading assignments and reading responses prior to course meetings (see syllabus schedule).
1 • Participation at all class meetings. This is a time for you to engage with each other in expressing ideas and to work together to deepen your understanding of the exciting and sometimes difficult texts we are reading. In my experience, discussions are most fruitful and enjoyable when everyone in the group is actively engaged in the discussion, either talking or listening. Our goal is to cultivate a respectful and supportive intellectual community together.
Final Portfolio You will be writing a lot in this course. You will be working on versions of your papers in writing groups, in class, and on your own. The key to developing strong writing skills is revision. You will need to keep all of the versions of all of your papers in a folder. This will be due toward the end of the semester.
Assessment Your work in this course will be assessed holistically. That is, how much effort you put in to each component of the course and how much improvement your work demonstrates over the course of the semester will affect your final grade.
Final Grade Criteria • Class participation: 20% (discussion, presentations, small group projects) • Course papers and weekly writing assignments (all typed): 75% • Final Portfolio: 5%
Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism You are responsible for submitting your own, original work. The first time you use someone else’s words or ideas without proper citations, you fail the course. Plagiarism includes copying passages from someone else’s work, using someone else’s insights without acknowledgment, or paraphrasing another’s original phrases without acknowledgment.
Academic Accommodations If you need disability related accommodations in this class, if you have emergency medical information you wish to share with me, or if you need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please inform me immediately either privately after class or in my office.
Weekly Schedule (subject to change) Week Topic Readings 1 Introduction The Epic of Gilgamesh, Ancient Greek Literature 2 Mythology Achilles, Atreus, Pandora, Prometheus, Sisyphus, Theseus/Phaedra 3 4 Homer Iliad, Odyssey 5 Aeschylus Agamemnon 6 7 Sophocles Oedipus, Antigone 8 Hebrew Bible Genesis 9 Ancient Greek Philosophy The Pre Socratics, Heraclitus, Parmenides 10 11 Plato Republic 12 15 Plato’s Dialogues Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Symposium
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3 BA in Liberal Arts Program Indian Classics I Fall 2014 Instructor: Snjezana Akpinar
“When you keep thinking about sense objects, attachment comes. Attachment breeds desire, the lust of possession that burns to anger. Anger clouds the judgment; you can no longer learn from past mistakes. Lost is the power to choose between what is wise and what is unwise, and your life is utter waste. But when you move amidst the world of sense, free from attachment and aversion alike, there comes the peace in which all sorrows end, and you live in the wisdom of the Self.” —Bhagavad Gītā
Meeting Days and Times: Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:00 10:30 a.m. Office Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays, 2:00 3:30 p.m.
Course Description
“The non existent did not exist, nor did the existent exist at that time. There existed neither the midspace nor the heaven beyond. What stirred? From where and in whose protection?” 1
For thousands of years Indian seers and storytellers have looked deeply into the perennial questions of human existence: How did one become many? Who am I? For what should I aim in life? How should I act? Freshman year, you will encounter Indian thinkers’ timeless approach to answering these and other questions. Through reading primary texts, you will explore ancient Indian views of time, human nature, and the interconnections between the personal, social, and the natural world. By means of close reading and in class discussions guided by you, your classmates, and the professor, you will form an intimate, but critical understanding of classical Indian literature.
This fall, you will read selections from the Vedas , Brāhmaṇas , and Upaniṣads , followed by different schools of Vedic exegesis, namely Mīmāṃsā and Vedānta . Next, you will read Jaina, Sā ṃkhya, and Yoga philosophies, in addition to the epic Mahābhārata and its Bhagavad Gītā .
Program Learning Outcomes 1. Exercise sensibility and discernment in ethical reasoning. 2. Cultivate a flexibility of mind to adapt to evolving conditions. 3. Appreciate and defend different systems of thought as conveyed within the primary texts in the areas of human nature, the workings of causality, and the complex interconnections between the personal, the social, and the natural world.
Course Outcomes
1 Ṛgveda 10.129 trans. Joel P. Brereton, “Edifying Puzzlement: Ṛgveda 10.129 and the Uses of Enigma. Journal of the American Oriental Society , Vol. 119, no. 2 (Apr. Jun. 1999, pp. 248–260), 250.
4 Students will: 1. Explain Indian perspectives of morality and ethics. 2. Articulate and engage in dialogue about issues in human society from an Indian perspective. 3. Compare and contrast Indian views of human nature and causality with contemporary views.
In addition, you will develop fundamental skills in: • oral communication • inquiry • analytical writing • close reading and listening
These skills will be valuable throughout the four year program.
Format and Procedures
• You are expected to read closely the primary texts assigned for class and to prepare for each class discussion by recording your observations and questions on paper prior to the start of class. Class time will consist of seminar discussions in which the professor asks probing or guiding questions to generate student discussion. You will be expected to bring your reading notes to class, to ask and answer questions, and to encourage your classmates to participate in the colloquy.
• A one page reflection on the readings will be due each week. An 8 to 10 page paper is due at the end of the semester.
• You are expected to arrive on time to class and to submit assignments on time. Please inform the instructor in advance of any required absences and arrange to submit the work on time. There is no final exam for this class.
Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism You are responsible for submitting your own, original work. The first time you use someone else’s words or ideas without proper citations, you fail the course. Plagiarism includes copying passages from someone else’s work, using someone else’s insights without acknowledgement, or paraphrasing another’s original phrases without acknowledgement.
Academic Accommodations If you need disability related accommodations in this class, if you have emergency medical information you wish to share with me, or if you need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please inform me immediately either privately after class or in my office.
Course Requirements
Course Readings
5 The Rig Veda: An Anthology . Trans. Wendy Doniger O’Flaherty . New York: Penguin Books, 1981. Yajurveda Samhitā: Sanskrit Text with English Translation of R.T.H. Griffiths . Ed. and Revised by Ravi Prakash Arya. Delhi: Parimal Publications, 1997. Rigveda Brāhmaṇas: The Aitreya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rig Veda . Harvard Oriental Series no. 25. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1920. Taitirīya Brāhmaṇa, TBA. Kāṇvaśatapathabrāhmaṇam . Vol 1 5. Ed. and Transl. by Swaminathan, C.R. Delhi: Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts and Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, Pvt. Ltd., 1994. Upaniṣads . Trans. Patrick Olivelle. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. The Mīmāṃsā Sūtras of Jaimini. Trans. Mohan Lal Sandal. New York, AMS Press, 1974. Taber, John. A Hindu Critique of Buddhist Epistemology: Kumārila on perception. The “Determination of Perception” chapter of Kumārila Bhaṭṭa’s Ślokavārttika. Translation and Commentary . New York: RoutledgeCurzon, 2005. Śaṅkara’s Upadeśasāhasrī . Vol. II (Introduction and English Translation). Trans. Sengaku Mayeda. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, Pvt. Ltd., 2006. Jaina Sūtras Part I: The Ākārāṅga Sūtra, The Kalpa Sūtra . Trans. Hermann Jacobi. First published by Oxford University Press, 1884. Reprint Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, Pvt. Ltd., 2002. Sāṃkhyakārikā of Īśvarakṛśṛṣṇa: With the Commentary of Gauḍapāda . Second Ed. Transl. T.G. Mainkar. Delhi: Chaukhama Sanskrit Pratishthan, 1972. Yoga: Discipline of Freedom: The Yoga Sutra attributed to Patañjali. Trans. Barbara Stoler Miller. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1996. The Mahābhārata . Abridged trans. John D. Smith. New York: Penguin Books, 2009. The Bhagavad Gita . Intro. and Transl. Eknath Easwaran. Tomales, CA: Nilgiri Press, 2007.
Course Assignments and Projects 1 page weekly reflections and an 8 to 10 page paper
Grading Procedures
● Office Hours Conference : A visit is required within the first two weeks of the semester and another in the last two weeks of the course. In addition to these times, I encourage you to come often! ● Class Participation : This means that you always come to class on time and prepared to discuss the material. Please bring your notes and ideas from the readings typed or printed neatly on a separate sheet of paper. I will periodically ask to see or collect your notes prepared from the readings. The participation grade includes attendance, contribution to discussions, in class assignments, presentations, and short take home assignments. All take home assignments are due as hard copies at the start of class. (30%) ● Weekly Reflections : At the end of each week, a page of thoughtful prose consisting of one or two well crafted paragraph(s) based on that week’s reading is due at the beginning of class. The issues raised in the paragraph(s) are to be determined by the interests of each student. Submissions should be no longer than one page (double spaced). The goal of this exercise is to write well crafted paragraphs and to develop critical thinking. (30%)
6 ● Papers: an 8 to 10 page analytical paper (40%) is required. Use a 12 point Times font, double spaced, with one inch margins on all sides.
Weekly Schedule (subject to change) Week Topic Readings 1 The Vedas The Rig Veda , select hymns 2 The Rig Veda , Yajurveda Samhitā , select hymns 3 Brāhmaṇas Aitreya Brāhmaṇa , Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa, select passages 4 Kaṇva Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa, select passages 5 Upaniṣads Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad , Chāndogya Upaniṣad, select passages 6 Īśa Upaniṣad, Kena Upaniṣad, Kaṭha Upaniṣad (all) 7 Mīmāṃsā and Ved ānta The “Determination of Perception” chapter of Kum ārila Bha ṭṭ a’s Ślokavārttika , select pages; Śaṅkara’s Upadeśasāhasrī (A Thousand Teachings, pp. 103 171) 8 Ved ānta Śaṅkara’s Upadeśasāhasrī (pp. 172 254) 9 Jainism The Ākārāṅga Sūtra (pp. 1 213) 10 Sāṃkhya Sāṃkhyakārikā (all) 11 Yoga Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtras (all) 12 Indian Epics The Mahābhārata (pp. 10 53, 111 163, 214 281) 13 Epic philosophy Bhagavad Gītā (pp. 77 168) 14 Bhagavad Gītā (pp. 173 265) 15 Indian Epics continued The Mahābhārata (pp. 597 702) and student presentations
7 Buddhist Classics MA Program Buddhist Classics II Fall 2013
Place: DRBU Time: TBD Units: 3 units Prerequisites: graduate standing
Instructor : Heng Yi Office: DRBU, Main Bldg. Office #15 Email: [email protected] Office hours: TBD
Course Description: This is the second of six sequential core seminars devoted to exposing students to understanding and appreciation of Buddhism through close reading and careful analysis of its primary sources. The Lotus Sūtra (Sanskrit: Saddharma puṇḍarīka Sūtra ) presents a discourse delivered by the Buddha toward the end of his life, and is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential sacred scriptures of Buddhism.
The goal of this course is to introduce the Lotus Sutra and survey some of the major issues in how the text has been understood within the rich history of Buddhism. Special attention paid to analyzing the theme as the text advocates converging the expedience of the Three Vehicles into the ultimate of the One Buddha Vehicle, and the adherence to the universal salvation of all sentient beings. Throughout, the course emphasizes how the text associates the Ultimate Truth with the One Buddha Vehicle, which is a unifying force that embraces and reconciles all different doctrines in Buddhism and harmonizes all the other Three Vehicles ( śrāvaka, pratyekabuddha , and bodhisattva ) in the Buddha’s last phase of teaching.
Course Format : The focus of class discussions will be close reading of primary sources; handouts will be provided as needed to supplement the primary texts. Assigned readings must be done before the corresponding class. In addition to weekly readings, students are required to attend class, contribute to in class discussion, write two reflective papers, and a final analytical paper to complete this course. The analytical papers should involve students’ analysis about the primary text.
Required Texts : Textbook 1: The Lotus Sutra , trans. Burton Watson, New York: Columbia University Press, 1993.
Textbook 2: Scripture of the Lotus Blossom of the Find Dharma , trans. Leon Hurvitz, New York: Columbia University Press, 1976.
8 Program Learning Outcomes: 1. Create sustained, coherent expositions and reflections on his or her work to both general and specialized audiences. 2. Explain insights gained from close reading of texts and their contemporary implications for the personal, the social, and the natural world. 3. Assess and articulate major Buddhist methods and practices.
Student Learning Outcomes: 1. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the scriptures and evaluate the methods of inquiry and insights suggested by the primary texts.
2. Students will read primary source material in the Buddhist intellectual tradition critically and closely. With attention to the understanding of human nature, the workings of causality, and the complex interconnections between the personal, the social, and the natural world addressed by the materials, students will explain insights gained from close reading of texts and their contemporary implications.
3. Students will communicate clearly and effectively about the primary text both in discussion and in writing
Required Exercises and Grade Breakdown : 30% Attendance and Participation Regular attendance and participation in class activities is vital to the successful completion of this course, as the classroom activities are designed to assist you in understanding the texts.
30% Reflective Papers The reflective paper will reflect students’ ability to ponder on the readings in connection to self and world implications. The paper should be 3 5 pages.
40% Analytical Papers (25% for each) The final paper is an analytical paper. Students will demonstrate their analysis of the text with a coherent argument. The paper should be 12 15 pages.
Weekly Schedule (scheduled presentations are in bold):
Week Topic & Readings ( T=textbook )
1 & 2 Ch. 1: Introduction Ch. 2: Expedient Means · Outline and central theme of the Lotus Sutra · The Ten Suchnesses as explained in Chih I’s Hsüan i
Readings: T 1 & 2: Ch. 1 & 2
9 3 Ch. 3: A Parable
Readings: T 1 & 2: Ch. 3
4 Ch. 4: Belief & Understanding On the “37 Factors of Enlightenment” as interpreted in the parables of the Burning House & the Elder and the Poor Son
Readings: T 1 & 2: Ch. 4
5 Ch. 5: The Parable of Medicinal Herbs
Readings: T 1 & 2: Ch. 5
6 Ch. 7: The Parable of the Conjured City
Readings: T 1 & 2: Ch. 7
7 Ch. 6: Conferring Predictions Ch. 8: Five Hundred Disciples Receive Predictions Ch. 9: Bestowing Predictions upon Those Studying and Those Beyond Study
Readings: T 1 & 2: Ch. 6, 8, 9
8 Ch. 14: Peaceful and Joyful Conduct
Readings: T 1 & 2: Ch. 14
9 Ch. 16: The Thus Come One’s Lifespan Readings: T 1 & 2: Ch. 16
* First analytical paper due
10 Ch. 10: Masters of the Dharma Ch. 11: Beholding the Jeweled Stupa
10 On the earth quacking in six ways
Readings: T 1 & 2: Ch. 10 & 11
11 Ch. 12: Devadatta Ch. 26: Dharani Dhārṇī spells in the Lotus Sutra
Readings: T 1 & 2: Ch. 12 & 26
12 Ch. 15: Welling Forth From the Earth Ch. 19: The Merits of the Masters of the Dharma Ch. 20: Never slighting Bodhisattva
Readings: T 1 & 2: Ch. 15, 19, 20
13 Ch. 23: Narratives of Past Lives of Medicine King Bodhisattva
Readings: T 1 & 2: Ch. 23
14 Ch. 24: The Bodhisattva Wondrous Sound Ch. 25: The Universal Door of Guanshiyin Bodhisattva
Readings: T 1& 2: Ch. 24, 25
15 Ch. 17: Distinctions of Merits Ch. 18: Rejoicing in Merits Ch. 21: Spiritual Powers of the Tathagata Ch. 22: The Entrustment Ch. 27: Narratives of Past Lives of King Wonderful Adornment Ch. 28: The Encouragement of Bodhisattva Universal Worthy
Readings: T 1 & 2: Ch. 17, 18, 21, 22, 27, 28
* Second analytical paper due
11 Other Sources in Chinese (cited by titles, accessible through CBETA, Chinese Buddhist Electronic Text Association 中華電子佛典協會)
Miaofa lianhua jing xuanyi 妙法蓮華經玄義 (T 1716). Zhiyi 智顗 Miaofa lianhua jing wenju 妙法蓮華經文句(T 1718). Zhiyi 智顗 Miaofa lianhua jing youbotishe 妙法蓮華經憂波提舍(T 1719). Vasubandhu 婆藪槃豆 Miaofa lianhua jing tongyi 妙法蓮華經通義(X 611). Hanshan Deqing 憨山德清 Miaofa lianhua jing taizong huiyi 妙法蓮華經台宗會義(X 616). Ouyi Zhixu 蕅益智旭
12 Buddhist Classics MA Program Comparative Hermaneutics I Fall 2013
Place: DRBU Time: TBA Credits/Units: 3 units Prerequisites: graduate standing. Grading System : A F Level : graduate; no foreign language required
Instructor : Martin J. Verhoeven Office: DRBU, Main Bldg. Office #2 Tel: 510 527 1325; email: [email protected] ; and [email protected]
Capsule Statement :
This is the first of two sequential seminars devoted to exploring the major methodological approaches to the theory and practice of interpretation as framed through the academic, cultural, intellectual thought ways of the West. Particular attention will be given to examining the strategies and preconceptions at work as Western thinkers view, present, and attempt to interpret Buddhist texts and practices.
This 3 unit seminar focuses on the origins, aims, and scope of this interpretive framework as it manifests across the academic disciplines (sociology, psychology, history, anthropology, religious studies, and more recently, some of the sciences).
The seminar is an ongoing required colloquium for all students in the MA program. It is designed as a collegial roundtable like forum where students and faculty engage in a spirited and thoughtful shared inquiry around the key ideas and questions of the field. In particular it is meant to: 1) explore the unique problems, challenges, and opportunities the Buddhist tradition faces in coming to terms with Western academic discourse; 2) how Buddhist classical texts might relate to contemporary currents of thought, including modern science, philosophy, and other religions.
Topics :
Brief : The term HERMENEUTICS is derived from the Greek verb hermeneuein ("to interpret") and refers to the intellectual discipline concerned with the nature and assumptions of the interpretation of human expressions. The major conceptual issues with which hermeneutics deals: (1) the nature of a text; (2) what it means to understand a text; and (3) how understanding and interpretation are determined by the presuppositions and beliefs (the horizon) of the audience to which the text is being interpreted. Interpretation is itself, then, a philosophical issue and a subject of interpretation. This course will examine the major interpretive “lens” through which Buddhist sources are viewed, presented, and understood by Western interpreters.
13 II. Program Learning Outcomes: Students will 1. Create sustained, coherent expositions and reflections on his or her work to both general and specialized audiences. 2. Explain insights gained from close reading of texts and their contemporary implications for the personal, the social, and the natural world.
III. Student Learning Outcomes: Students will 1. Identify and discuss Western categories and lenses through which Buddhist sources and thought are rendered. 2. Analyze and synthesize how issues are framed and supported by authors. 3. Determine the “authority” appealed to by the author/work in question, and locate it within the larger landscape of truth claims put forth by others in the field.
Methods & Format: The focus will be on primary sources and seminal thinkers. Handouts will be provided as needed to clarify and complement the primary works. Students will take turns with faculty making seminar presentations based on the readings, while posing problems and questions for discussion. Discussion is intended to create a lively yet respectful atmosphere in which to challenge assumptions, clarify issues, present, exchange, and critique ideas. The seminar format is meant to encourage a free and open exchange of ideas, yet keep the discussion focused on a particular text, topic, or theme.
Required Work & Grading:
Students will be graded on attendance, participation, and the quality of their written and oral work. (A clear guideline on expectations for written and oral expectations will be handed out and discussed at the first meeting). Two unexcused absences will result in an automatic grade drop. Students will be expected to keep current with the weekly reading assignments, and to submit short summary papers that reflect both their grasp of the readings, the critical issues and questions they pose, and engage in class discussion characterized by close listening and shared inquiry. A final paper of 15 17 pages will serve as the basis for a presentation at the last class where each student shares with the seminar the results of their work (this paper will comprise 50% of the final grade; topics and texts should be approved by the instructor). In addition, each student will be responsible for leading a seminar discussion based on a more close and critical encounter with one or more of the readings.
Weekly Schedule
Week 1-2: Basics, Terms, and Issues
Selections from: Friedrich Schleiermacher, Wilhelm Dilthey, Martin Heidegger, Hans Georg Gadamer.
Eliade, ed. “Hermeneutics” in Encyclopedia of Religion : New York Macmillan, 1983. . Weeks 3-5: Psychological
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Sigmund Freud, The Future on An Illusion”
Carl Gustav Jung, “Yoga and the West,” “Forward to Suzuki’s Introduction to Zen Buddhism,” “The Psychology of Eastern Meditation,” “The Holy Men of India,” and “Psychological Commentary on the Tibetan Book of Great Liberation.” In Psychology and Religion: East. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1938.
James, William. The Varieties of Religious Experience . Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1902.
Daniel Pals, “Religion and Personality: Sigmund Freud,” in Pals, Daniel L. Seven Theories of Religion . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996.
Taylor, Charles . Varieties of Religion Today: William James Revisited . Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2003.
David J. Kalupahana, “The Epistemology of William James and Early Buddhism.” In Runzo, Joseph, and Craig K. Ihara, eds . Religious Experience and Religious Belief: Essays in the Epistemology of Religion . Lanham: University Press of America, 1986.
Weeks 6-8: Sociological & Cultural
Max Weber, “Asceticism, Mysticism, and Salvation Religion,” in Weber, Max. The Sociology of Religion . Boston: Beacon Press, 1993.
Emile Durkheim, “Definition of Religious Phenomena and of Religion,” in Durkheim, Emile. The Elementary Forms of Religious Life . New York: The Free Press, 1965.
Clifford Geertz, “Religion as a Cultural System.” in Geertz, Clifford. The Interpretation of Cultures . New York: Basic Books, 1973.
Peter Berger, “The Problem of Theodicy,” in Berger, Peter L. The Sacred Canopy: Elements of a Sociological Theory of Religion . New York: Anchor Books, 1967.
Weeks 9-12: History of Religions/Comparative Religion
F. Max Muller , Chips from a German Workshop (1867–75, 5vols.) ; and, Introduction to the Science of Religion ( 1873 ).
Joachim Wach, “The Meaning and Task of the History of Religions ( Religionswissenschaft )” in Kitagawa, Joseph M., and Mircea Eliade, eds. The History of Religions: Essays on the Problem of Understanding . Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1967.
Mircea Eliade, “Human Existence and the Sanctified Life.” in Eliade, Mircea. The Sacred and the Profane: The Nature of Religion . New York: Harcourt, Brace, Javanovich, 1959.
15 Mircea Eliade, “Sense Experience and Mystical Experience Among Primitives,” and “Symbolisms of Ascension and ‘Waking Dreams’” in Eliade, Mircea. Myths, Dreams, and Mysteries. New York: Harper and Row, 1960.
Joachim Wach, “Mahayana Buddhism,” in Wach, Joachim. Essays in the History of Religions. Eds. Joseph M. Kitagawa and Gregory D. Alles. New York: Macmillan, 1988.
Eric Sharpe, “The Antecedents of Comparative Religion,” and “He Who Knows One, Knows None,” in Sharpe, Eric J. Comparative Religion: A History . LaSalle: Open Court, 1986.
Clausen, Christopher. "Victorian Buddhism and the Origins of Comparative Religion." Religion 5, Part 1. Spring 1975 (1975): 1 15.
Ernst Benz, “On Understanding Non Christian Religions.” in Eliade, Mircea, and Joseph M. Kitagawa, eds. The History of Religions: Essays in Methodology . Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1959.
Hirakawa Akira, “Buddhism and the Religious Characteristics of the Japanese.” in Kiyota, Minoru, ed. Japanese Buddhism: Its Traditions, New Religions and Interaction with Christianity . Tokyo: Buddhist Books International, 1987.
Thomas J. J. Altizer, “The Death of God and the Uniqueness of Christianity.” in Eliade, Mircea, and Joseph M. Kitagawa, eds. The History of Religions: Essays in Methodology . Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1959
Rama Coomaraswamy, “The Nature of Buddhist Art,” in Coomaraswamy Rama, P. The Door in the Sky: Coomaraswamy on Myth and Meaning . Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1997.
Weeks 13-14: Orientalism
Edward Said, Orientalism (1978)
Richard King, “Sacred Texts, Hermeneutics, and World Religions,” “Orientalism and Indian Religions,” “Orientalism and the Discovery of ‘Buddhism’” in King, Richard. Orientalism and Religion . London: Routledge, 1999.
J. J. Clarke, “Orientalism: Some Conjectures,” and “Reflections and Orientations,” in Clarke, J. J. Oriental Enlightenment: The Encounter between Asian and Western Thought . New York: Routledge, 1997.
Week 15
Final Presentations, Summaries, Prospectus
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