교과목번호	8754.712	강좌번호		교과목명	한국종교	학점	3

담당교수	성명 : Vermeersch Sem (직 : 조교수)	Homepage :
	E-mail : semver@snu.ac.kr	전화번호 : 02-880-4038
	면담시간/장소 : Wednesday 2-4 PM, Kyujanggak (#103) room 434

수업목표	This course aims to give a broad overview of the religious traditions found in Korea; as one of the most religiously diverse and vibrant countries, understanding the Korean homo religiosus is essential to understanding Korea. Although the religious traditions are part of the cultural and social fabric, they are not easy to grasp, so the course will include some religious studies methodology to enable constructive criticism and analysis of Korean religions. Since not all religions can be introduced in their entirety, the focus will be on those aspects that have had the largest historical impact.

교재 및 참고문헌	Baker, Don. Korean Spirituality (Hawaii 2008) Buswell, Robert. Religions of Korea in Practice (Princeton 2005) Grayson, James. Korea: A Religious History (Curzon 2001) Janellu, Roger and Dawnhee Yim. Ancestor Worship and Korean Society (Stanford 1982) Kendall, Laurel. Shamans, Housewives and other Restless Spirits (Hawaii 1985)

평가방법	출석	과제	중간	기말	평소학습	기타	합계
	10 %	30%	20%	20%	%	20%	100%
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수강생 참고사항

부정행위자에 대한 처리	Plagiarism will not be tolerated; the unaccredited copying of even one sentence could lead to an F.

강의 계획	주(기간)	강의내용
	1주	Course introduction What is religion? how can it be studied? Background to religious studies: myths, symbols, ritual, power religion and ethics belief
	2주	Overview of Korean religious landscape Discourses on Korean religion: is there a Korean religion? have imported religions become Koreanized and how? The Tangun myth and its modern significance; various interpretations of the myth
	3주	Basic concepts of East Asian religions: Cosmology, gods, the Yi jing
	4주	Buddhism 1: basic concepts, theology and practice; basic iconography
	5주	Buddhism 2: Development within Korea Is there a Korean Buddhism? Wonhyo as the archetypal Korean monk; the problem of t’ong pulgyo
	6주	Buddhism 3: Korean Son Buddhism vs Zen
	7주	Buddhism 4: the practice of Buddhism in Korea
	8주	자율학습
	9주	Shamanism 1: reconciliation between the living and the dead?
	10주	Shamanism 2: the iconic Korean religion
	11주	Folk religions
	12주	Geomancy
	13주	Ancestor worship
	14주	Catholicism and Tonghak
	15주	Christianity in Korea