교과목번호	8754.712	강좌번호		교과목명	한국종교 (Korean religion)	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 traditions that have had the largest historical impact, and also on the problem of the religions' place in modern society.

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) Janelli, 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%	10%	30%	%	20%	100%
	비고	과제: paper + book report; 기타: presentations and participation in discussions

수강생 참고사항	Note: this is a provisional outline; the final outline will be distributed on the first day of class. It is very important to attend the first meeting in order to be informed about the procedures for this course; if you cannot make it, please contact me first.

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 The study of Korean religion Discourses on Korean religion: is there a Korean religion? have imported religions become Koreanized and how?
	3주	Korean Buddhism (1) Basic concepts of Buddhism The history and representation of Korean Buddhism; religion and state, religion and nationalism
	4주	Buddhism (2): Zen Buddhism, "mysticism" What is Chan - Zen - Son? How has it shaped Korean Buddhism? Songch'ol and the place of Son in modern Korean Buddhism
	5주	TBA (guest lecture)
	6주	Confucianism (1): is it a religion? Religious fiber of Confucianism: filial piety and ancestor worship
	7주	Confucianism (2): 'Confucian exclusivism' Neo-Confucianism and 'East Asian thought'; impact on history, society, politics; why no 'spirit of Confucian capitalism?'
	8주	Shamanism (1): general concepts; study of shamanism in Korea; its place in Korean religious and social life; problem of "syncretism"
	9주	Shamanism (2): Magic or "technique of esctacy?" Movie: Reconciliation between the living and the dead
	10주	Christianity (1): Action and reaction: the introduction of Catholicism and its rejection; the Tonghak movement
	11주	Christianity (2): Protestantism in Korea; the revival movement, protestant mega-churches and the reasons for their success; the "secularization" thesis as applied to Korea
	12주	'Folk religion': traditional religious practices, revivals, survivals and innovations
	13주	New Religious Movements in Korea
	14주	Final test