The Religious Landscape of Asia Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)

Overview

The The Religious Landscape of Asia program at Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) will take you on a unique journey through the religions of the great and mysterious Asia, introduce you to the values that its peoples seek to express in religious teachings and symbols, to the beliefs and cult practices that originated in ancient times and still define the lives of many people both in the East and in the West at present. 

Key facts

Students will deepen and expand their knowledge about the variety of religious experiences and current trends in the development of state-confessional, interreligious, and intercultural interactions in Asian countries.

The program focuses on the history, teaching, traditions, religious and state institutions in Asia, religious experience, philosophy, and anthropology of religions, the influence of religions on spiritual and social life, to arts and everyday culture in the broad region from China and East Asia to South, South-East Asia, and the Middle East. We will discuss different schools of Buddhism, Islam, Taoism, Shinto, Hindu, popular and folk religions, etc., as well as the perception of Asian religions in Western culture and vice versa.

Careers 

This Master's program will be useful for:

• academic researchers specialising in cultural and religious studies;
• communicators in humanitarian fields, culture, religions, politics with Asia and Middle East;
• civil servants, employees of governmental and private agencies who are responsible for the development of cultural communication with Asia;
• those engaged in NGO activities, employees of state and public organisations working with Asian countries;
• curators, museum workers, managers in cultural and educational institutions, cultural heritage sector, youth cultural centers;
• educators in all tiers of education;
• analysts and researchers for mass media, including print, television, radio, and online