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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : Asian Studies

Undergraduate Course: Japanese Buddhist Writers from the Early Heian Period to the Late Edo Period (ASST10116)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThe course examines the literary, i.e. non-scholastic output of representative Buddhist writers in pre-modern Japan (roughly understood as the period from late-Nara/early Heian through to the middle of the nineteeenth century). Writers such as the scholar-monk Kukai, the poet Saigyo, and the traveller Basho are read in translation, with constant reference to the Japanese originals. Great care is taken to analyse the writings in their respective historical, political, social and doctrinal contexts where appropriate.

All students will be given a formative feedback exercise that will be helpful for the assessment for this course and students' general academic development.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Japanese Language Programme and Study Abroad 3 (Single) (ASST10069) OR Japanese Language Programme and Study Abroad 3 (Combined) (ASST10070)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs Recommended course books; contribution to photocopying costs.
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesEquivalent of U01730 or successful completion of a second- or third-year level course in Japanese literature or culture.
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
Students will learn to read pre-modern texts by Japanese Buddhist writers through a close analysis of selected texts and to identify in those texts the pertinent historical, political, social and doctrinal background. They will also gain an appreciation of the variety, complexity, and expressive power of the pre-modern forms of the Japanese language, although this course is not intended as a systematic introduction to the syntax of any of the forms of Classical Japanese. They will also acquire facility in relevant bibliographical tasks (using both conventional and electronic sources) and in the written and oral presentation of their studies.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsAS Jap Buddhist, japan, buddhism, classical literature, kukai, saigyo, ikkyu, gozan, basho, hakuin,
Contacts
Course organiserDr Ian Astley
Tel: (0131 6)51 1358
Email: Ian.Astley@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr David Horn
Tel: (0131 6)50 4227
Email: david.horn@ed.ac.uk
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