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Satsuma Chair [ LGLOR2839 ]


5.0 crédits ECTS  15.0 h  

This biannual course is taught on years 2010-2011, 2012-2013, ...

Language
Place
of the course
Louvain-la-Neuve
Main themes From the expertise of visiting Western or Asian specialists, the Satsuma Chair of Buddhist studies will provide a detailed analysis of a topic related to the Buddhist world, Indian or Far-Eastern, either in history or in the contemporary period. This special question will change every year but it will be related to: - Linguistic, philological and literary topics - Religious, philosophical or cultural problems - Socio-anthropological debates.
Aims At the end of this course, the student will be capable of identifying the adequate sources, methods and results, in terms of logic and structure, of the in depth analysis of a phenomenon related to the Buddhist world, Indian or Far-Eastern, understood as a whole. The student will develop the documentary basis of their essay, propose different angles from which the topic can be approached. They will devote a special attention to the critique of available sources.

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.

Content The Satsuma Chair will consist of a series of lectures, upheld with adequate teaching methods, according to the holder of the chair.
Other information Prerequiste: none. Examination: A critical essay will throw the light on the characteristics of the sources which have been used, their biases and their corollary limits; the choices made by the authors and their conclusions will also be critically analysed. The student will develop the documentary basis of their essay, propose different angles from which the topic can be approached. They will devote a special attention to the critique of available sources.
Cycle et année
d'étude
> Master [60] in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies
> Master [120] in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies
> Master [120] in Political Sciences: General
> Master [120] in Anthropology
> Master [120] in Sociology
> Master [60] in Political Sciences: General
> Master [120] in Political Sciences: International Relations
> Master [120] in Public Administration
Faculty or entity
in charge
> GLOR


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