| Course Title: Introduction to Buddhism |
| Start Date: 09/04/2019 End Date: 12/17/2019 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2019 |
| Description: Some scholars have argued that there is no such thing as 'Buddhism' in the singular, but only 'Buddhisms' in the plural. This course introduces students to select historically and culturally diverse forms of Buddhism, including Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhism, Japanese Zen Buddhism, and Tibetan Buddhism. The course pays particular attention to modern (and modernist) reinterpretations of Buddhism, including contested views of gender. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , MP - Multicultural Perspectives |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Susanne Mrozik | 413-538-2721 | smrozik@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/04/2019 - 12/17/2019 | Lecture | Monday and Wednesday | 02:55PM - 04:10PM | SKNR - Skinner Hall | 212 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| ASIAN0001 | ASIAN: Asian Studies minor | This course has been approved to count towards the Asian Studies minor. |
| EASIA0001 | EASIA: East Asian Studies major | This course has been approved to count towards the East Asian Studies major. |
| SASIA0001 | SASIA: South Asian Studies major | This course has been approved to count towards the South Asian Studies major. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 15 | Available: 3 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction Author: Keown, Damien Copyright: 2013 Edition: 2013 Volume: ISBN: 9780199663835 Publisher: Oxford |
Required | 11.95 |
| Title: Journey to Mindfulness: The Autobiography of Bhante G. Author: Gunaratana, Bhante Copyright: 2017 Edition: 2017 Volume: ISBN: 9781614294429 Publisher: Wisdom Publications |
Required | 18.95 |
| Title: Memoirs of a Tibetan Lama Author: Gyatso, Lobsang Copyright: 1998 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 978155939092 Publisher: Snow Lion |
Required | 29.95 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Copies are on order at Odyssey Bookshop. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: Please be sure to get the 2013 edition of Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction. Please also be sure to get the 2017 special edition of Journey to Mindfulness. Do not get an earlier edition of either book. |