2023/2024

Japanese Culture of Everyday Life and Customs

Type: Optional course (faculty)

Delivered by: Institute for Oriental and Classical Studies

When: 3 module

Open to: students of one campus

Instructors: Stepan Rodin

Language: English

ECTS credits: 3

Contact hours: 36

Course Syllabus

Abstract

"Japanese Culture of Everyday Life and Customs" provides a wide range of basic knoledge on objects of everyday life, customs and habbits of the Japanese people throughout different historical periods. It includes lectures on material culture of Japan, types of housing, living conditions, food, clothing, toys and other objects. Special attention is paid to the meaning of consumption in general for the Japanese people.