Weeks 1 and 2:
Intro to Critical Analysis of Ghosts
and
Japanese Religions (Shamanism, Buddhism, Taoism/Onmyodo)
plus
An Introduction to Angry Male Ghosts
Reading Questions Week 1b & 2a
Week 2 Discussion Questions (to be turned for discussion section on Wednesday)
IMAGES
Week 1b
Images from Japanese Shamanism
Week 2a
Week 2b
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Timeline of historical periods in Ancient Japan
Chart of the Heian/Medieval Japanese Understanding of Ghosts
Website on Japanese Deities (native and Buddhist)