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REL S 341 - Japanese Religions Through Anime

REL S 341: Japanese Religions Through Anime (3 units) at San Diego State University. 2 sections offered in Spring 2027, with meeting times, instructors, and seat counts. Prerequisites: Junior or Senior standing. Counts toward General Education (2026-27), General Education (2024-25).

3 units
  • Arts and Humanities
  • Area 3. Arts and Humanities
  • Required Courses
  • Regions
  • Asia/Japanese
  • World Regions
  • Area D, Critical Issues in Religion
  • Humanities
Offered: Summer 2027 (not offered), Spring 2027 (offered), Fall 2026 (unknown)
Analyze Japanese religions through animation; fundamental values of Japanese religion and society: life/ death; cosmology; human relationships with nature; ritual/ tradition; inter-religious cooperation; understandings of gender, sexuality; analysis of religion across Japanese history; understanding contemporary issues: fetishism, environmentalism, nationalism, terrorism.
Prerequisites
Junior or Senior standing
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From the catalog

Who can take it
Junior or Senior standing
Counts as
GE Explorations Arts and Humanities [UD 3], Cultural Diversity (CD)
Grading
LCR: Letter Grade with Cr/NC available. The grading default for the class will be letter grade, but students can opt to take it for Cr/NC
Typically offered
Spring

2 sections in Spring 2027

Class #11274· Online, any time · Open · Letter or CR/NC
85 of 85 seats open
No set meeting time · ONLINE
Class #7895· Online, any time · Open · Letter or CR/NC
85 of 85 seats open
No set meeting time · ONLINE

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