Ryûichi Abé
Reischauer Institute Professor of Japanese Religions
GENERAL EXAMINATION FIELDS
Premodern Japanese Religious History
Candidates are expected to acquire wide-ranging knowledge of Japanese religions prior to 1600. Emphasis is on the role of Buddhism and its interactions with other religious and intellectual traditions. Candidates are expected to have thorough understanding of all principal scholarly works on their particular interest, both in Japanese and Western languages, and demonstrate their ability to critically analyze their subjects by applying interdisciplinary methods. Candidates also need to be familiar with all major English languages secondary sources in the field. Students who concentrate in this field are required to have completed at least two graduate seminars in the area.
Primary Research Language
Kanbun and classical Japanese
FALL COURSES
Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding 36. Buddhism and Japanese Culture
East Asian Buddhist Studies 240r. Japanese Buddhist Doctrine and Monastic Culture: Seminar
SPRING COURSES
East Asian Studies 140. Major Religious Texts of East Asia
East Asian Buddhist Studies 245r. Ritual and Text in Japanese Buddhist Literature
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