Series | Ca’ Foscari Japanese Studies
Volume 22 | Monograph | Religion, Education, and the ‘East’
Religion, Education, and the ‘East’
Addressing Orientalism and Interculturality in Religious Education Through Japanese and East Asian Religions
open access | peer reviewed- Giovanni Lapis - Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia - email
Abstract
This work addresses the theme of Japanese religions in order to rethink theories and practices pertaining to the field of Religious Education. Through an interdisciplinary framework that combines the study of religions, didactics and intercultural education, this book puts the case study of Religious Education in England in front of two ‘challenges’ in order to reveal hidden spots, tackle unquestioned assumptions and highlight problematic areas. These ‘challenges’, while focusing primarily on Japanese religions, are addressed within the wider contexts of other East Asian traditions and of the modern historical exchanges with the Euro-American societies. As result, a model for teaching Japanese and other East Asian religions is discussed and proposed in order to fruitfully engage issues such as orientalism, occidentalism, interculturality and critical thinking.
Keywords Intercultural education • East Asian religions • Study of religions • Japanese religions • Religious education • Didactics
Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-687-9 | e-ISBN 978-88-6969-687-9 | ISBN (PRINT) 978-88-6969-688-6 | Number of pages 368 | Dimensions 16x23cm | Published May 3, 2023 | Accepted Nov. 24, 2022 | Submitted Sept. 2, 2022 | Language en
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