EP96 The Dharma Bums - Buddhism and Other Wild Ideas on the Silk Road
10/20/14 • 68 min
In this episode we speak to Jesse Workman, Philosophy and Religious studies PhD candidate, about the interchange of ideas and religions in the ancient world, and how the early religions of Europe affected Asian thought and religion and vice versa by way of the Silk Road. Also discussed are the insane distances ideas travelled long before international travel was available to most of the human population, the difficulty in tracing the sources and influences on ideas, and intentional and accidental biases that result when translating an idea, document, or religious work from one language into another.
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Recommended Reading:
Campbell, Joseph. The Masks of God, Vol. 3: Occidental Mythology Penguin Books (November 1, 1991)
Eliade, Mircea. History of Religious Ideas, Volume 2: From Gautama Buddha to the Triumph of Christianity University of Chicago Press (January 15, 1985)
Jonas, Hans. The Gnostic Religion Beacon Press; 3rd edition (January 16, 2001)
Lloyd, Arthur. Shinran and His Works Forgotten Books (June 10, 2012)
Lloyd, Arthur. The Creed of Half Japan Forgotten Books (May 26, 2012)
Whaling, Frank. Theory and Method in Religious Studies http://books.google.com/books?id=YdMhAAAAQBAJ&lpg
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In this episode we speak to Jesse Workman, Philosophy and Religious studies PhD candidate, about the interchange of ideas and religions in the ancient world, and how the early religions of Europe affected Asian thought and religion and vice versa by way of the Silk Road. Also discussed are the insane distances ideas travelled long before international travel was available to most of the human population, the difficulty in tracing the sources and influences on ideas, and intentional and accidental biases that result when translating an idea, document, or religious work from one language into another.
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Samurai Archives Podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/samurai-archives-japanese/id430277324
Samurai Archives Podcast on Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=41397&refid=stpr
Recommended Reading:
Campbell, Joseph. The Masks of God, Vol. 3: Occidental Mythology Penguin Books (November 1, 1991)
Eliade, Mircea. History of Religious Ideas, Volume 2: From Gautama Buddha to the Triumph of Christianity University of Chicago Press (January 15, 1985)
Jonas, Hans. The Gnostic Religion Beacon Press; 3rd edition (January 16, 2001)
Lloyd, Arthur. Shinran and His Works Forgotten Books (June 10, 2012)
Lloyd, Arthur. The Creed of Half Japan Forgotten Books (May 26, 2012)
Whaling, Frank. Theory and Method in Religious Studies http://books.google.com/books?id=YdMhAAAAQBAJ&lpg
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EP95 The History of the JSDF - Japan's Self Defense Force P2
This episode, Nate continues his talk about the history of Japan's self defense force, the JSDF. Nate, who worked directly with the JSDF in Japan, addresses questions about how the JSDF has evolved over the past 60 years, what its stated purpose and objectives are today, and in what specific situations and to what extent and capacity the JSDF is allowed to participate in military and wartime situations. Part two of two.
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Mentioned in this episode:
Creation of Tough & Resilient Japan Ground Self-Defense Force https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXpeXQTojjk
Midford, Paul. Rethinking Japanese Public Opinion and Security: From Pacifism to Realism? Stanford University Press (January 24, 2011) http://astore.amazon.com/samurai-20/detail/0804772177
Pyle, Kenneth. Japan Rising: The Resurgence of Japanese Power and Purpose PublicAffairs; Reprint edition (April 29, 2008) http://astore.amazon.com/samurai-20/detail/1586485679
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EP97 Samurai, Bushido, and Death - BONUS EPISODE 6 - P1
Welcome to our sixth bonus episode, which we'll be splitting into two parts. In part one, Chris and Forest look at the self-serving nature of Bushido and the spectre of death that stalked the Samurai on the battlefield. It is often claimed that not only did Samurai not fear death, they embraced it, if not actively sought it out on the battlefield, and that Samurai acheived this Zen state both by the nature of being a Samurai, and by incorporating the ideology of Bushido into their Samurai souls. If you take a step back and actually look at that with a critical eye, it quickly becomes clear that this is patently ridiculous. Obviously Samurai lords had to rely on their Samurai, and their position and success depended upon convincing men to march out and potentially die on the business end of a sharp spear, so they'd use whatever ploy they could come up with, be it "Bushido" or anything else to accomplish this. So, with this in mind, what was was actually going on? What the heck was everyone thinking?
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