Retired in April, yet still have invited presentations in May, June, and July. The May presentation is designed for a study abroad program in Ōsaka to students from the ArtCenter College of Design in California:
"Entering the Japanese Religious Imagination"
This presentation is intended to inspire young people's imagination while outlining Japan's history and religions: Shintō, Buddhism, Folk Religions, and Syncretism (mixing and matching religions). It starts with what the earliest settlers over 30,000 years ago probably experienced, and then subdivides the periods of Japanese history to show their different character. There are photos of Buddhist temples, Shintō shrines, and major festivals of Kyōto. You can read three deeply moving legends after a slide of questions about the East Asian values and ways of thinking the legends represent.
Slideshow: http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.23466.32965
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