Sacred Place in East Asia

3.00 credits · Undergraduate

Prereq: 3 credits from RELG; 3 credits from RELG at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department This course focuses on the ways in which sacred sites have been constituted and transformed in five East Asian religious traditions: Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, 'folk' or 'popular' religion, and Shinto. By analysis of diverse primary source materials the course aims to enhance understanding of the complex processes by which sites are singled out as worthy of devotion to address the question: what needs have the establishment, preservation, recreation, and destruction of sacred places met in particular times and territories? (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: RELG 3991 Sacred Space in East Asia)