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Religious Studies 71
Intro to Asian American Religions
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Undergraduate 2
05/02/2012

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Das Ganz Andere
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the completely other thing, the completely different

numinous = supernatural filled with sense of divinity
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heirophany
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experience of the appareance of the lord
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mariophany
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type of heirophany in which Mother Mary appears
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choseness
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American Civil Religion idea modeled after ancient Israelites; we are God's chosen people
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covenant
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we have a covenant with God; we are blessed
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Orientalism
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Western construction of what we think is Eastern
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Secondary Orientalism
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when Asians present "authentic" Asian traditions; these traditions they learned were heavily influenced by the west; Asians teaching Orientalism thinking it is authentic
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Tertiary Orientalism
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when Asians assume that ethnically Asian teachers are better than non-Asian teachers about Asian traditions, even though the Asian teachers could be Secondary Orientalists
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Mysterium Tremendum Et Fascinans
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fearful and fascinating mystery; compelled to mystery of unknown
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2 Types of Definitions of Religion
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1. Functional: what does religion do for society a) Positive b) Negative
2. Substantial: what is religion and why does it exist
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ghosts V superman
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spirits V God; westerners - superman; orients - ghosts
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ideological function of religion
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a) conservative: preserve status quo
b) progressive: way to resist authority and make change
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Bellah's argument about Civil Religion
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religious dimension of the American people; themes from old myths of Hebrew scriptures; chosenness and covenant; American Exceptionalism; used politically; not a specific religion like Christianity
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American Exceptionalism
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belief that we have the freedom to do what we want because we were the "chosen country"; arrogant

error: we now realize we are vulnerable to bad things too
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DT Suzuki
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learned through Secondary Orientalism from Paul Carus
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Iwamura's argument about function of Oriental Monk
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create connection between the US and the Orient nation
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Herberg's PCJ
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there are only 3 religions (PCJ); after WWII you had to belong to one of those religions to be American; about the longing to be a part of something rather than the religion
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Naturalization Act of 1790
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in order to be naturalized you must be:
white, free, of good moral character, and a resident for 2 years
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Emergency Quota Act of 1921
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limits immigration to 3% of nation of origin as counted in the 1910 census
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Susie Guillory Phipps
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Racial Formation Theory example; girl for Louisiana who's birth certificate said she was black even though she was clearly white in appearance; Law of Hypodescent-one drop rule
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US vs. Thind
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south Asian (Indian) and lawyer argued he was European (Indo-Euro) in order to comply with 1790 Nat Act; court ruled because of "common sense" he was Asian b/c he looked Asian
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CA Civil Code, Section 60
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marriages between whites and blacks are illegal; in 1880 Mongolians were included
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Timothy Yatko
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Filippino man who challenged section 60; caught wife cheating so he killed the man; wife wanted to testify and said marriage was void b/c he was Asian; racial formation-state could decide his race to benefit them
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Roldan vs. LA County
1933
Definition
fought so a Malay man could marry a white girl; Filipinos who were considered Mongolian can now classify themselves as Malay
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Immigrant Act of 1924
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Asian Exclusion Act; limits 2% of nation of origin as counted in 1890 census; if you were ineligible for citizenship you were denied; Nat Act-only whites
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Max Muller, The Sacred Books of the East
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responsible for the most influential translation of texts in English
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construction of the list of world religions
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Orientalism created the list; mostly "isms"; in a way formed from the Westerner's Eurocentric POV; all religions have text
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cultural hegemony
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using the apparatus of culture to control a population; culturally learned ideas that society regards as natural
idea that democracy is the best form of government; Civil Religion
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World Parliament of Religion 1893
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sought to bring together the 10 major tradition sof the world to share with the general public; birthday for Buddhism in the US
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2 Birthdays for Buddhism in US
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1893: World Parliament of Religion
1853: first Chinese Temple in SF
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3 "Vehicles" of Buddhism
Definition
1) Theravada: based on the teachings of Buddha
2) Mahayana: emphasizes universal compassion and selflessness; bodhisattva=almost nirvana
3) Vajrayana: includes spiritual techniques to enhance Buddhist practice
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Paul Carus
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explored the relationship of science and religion; introduced Eastern traditions to the West; sponsored DT Suzuki
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Charles Prebish
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2 Buddhisms Model
ethnic: cradle
elite: whites, counterculture
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American Buddhism
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AKA elite Buddhism; Americanization of Buddhism; wealthy Americans who have time to experience
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Protestantization of Buddhism
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when Asian-Americans consciously transform their ritual practices to appear to mimic Protestant Christianity; avoid harrassment
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Spirituality of Dwelling
Definition
religion from parents
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