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Lecturer(s)
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Kotherová Silvie, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Information about the course, student's duties and the way of completion, basic introduction to the study of Buddhism in the West 2. Discovering East again 3. Western constructions of Buddhism - Protestant Buddhism 4. Minimum introduction to field research 5. Seminar: fieldwork 6. Buddhism in Germany and Austria 7. Buddhism in Great Britain 8. Buddhism in the USA 9. Engaged Buddhism 10. Meditation movement and Buddhism and science - mind and life institute 11. Hollywood Buddhism 12. Buddhism in the Czech Republic 13. Presentation of seminar papers - credit week
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
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Learning outcomes
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The course introduces students to the transformation of selected religious traditions (Buddhism) in the Euro-American cultural environment. Students will learn about the history of Buddhism penetration into selected (important) countries of Europe and North America, and in the description of this history, they will learn how to identify common or different ways of Buddhism transformation by Western candidates for Buddhism. In addition to history, students will acquire the ability to understand and analyze new forms of Buddhism, including those that are globally widespread. Students will be able to critically understand Western modifications of Buddhism and explain the context of this process.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Seminar Work
Form of completion of the course: Semi-structured interview with Buddhist group settled in Olomouc Seminar paper Presentation of seminar paper (20 min.)
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Recommended literature
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Coleman, J. W. (2001). The New Buddhism. The Western Transformation of an Ancient Tradition. Oxford.
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Frýba, M. (2008). Psychologie zvládání života. Aplikace metody Abhidhamma.
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Lussier, M. S. S. (2011). Romantic Dharma: The Emergence of Buddhism into Nineteenth-Century Europe. London.
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Lužný, D. - Machálková, Z. (2004). "Protestantský buddhismus". Studia Orientalia Slovaka, Vol. 3, 1, s. 91-107,.
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LUŽNÝ, D. a BĚLKA, L. (2003). Podoby buddhismu na Západě. In Lopez, Donald Jr., Příběh buddhismu. Průvodce dějinami buddhismu a jeho učením. Brno.
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LUŽNÝ, D. Zelení bódhisattvové. Sociálně a ekologicky angažovaný buddhismus. Brno: MU, 2000. ISBN 0-210-2464-x.
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Prebish Ch. ? Baumann, M.:. (2002). Westward Dharma. Berkeley.
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Tweed, Th. (1992). The American Encounter with Buddhism 1844-1912. Victorian Culture & the Limits of Dissent. Chapel Hill - London.
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