Korea - A Religious History
1st Edition
Published on 5. November 2013
316 pages
978-1-136-86918-1 (ISBN)
Description
This is an historical survey of all the religious traditions of Korea in relation to the socio-cultural trends of seven different periods of Korean history. The book includes a discussion of the history of the study of religion in Korea, a chronological description of Korean folk religion including shamanism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Roman Catholicism and Protestantism, Islam, and Korean New Religions, and some final observations about the unique characteristics of religious beliefs and practices in Korea.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
27,74 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-136-86918-1 (9781136869181)
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Additional editions
James H. Grayson
Korea - A Religious History
Book
07/2016
1st Edition
Routledge
€208.20
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James H. Grayson
Korea - A Religious History
Book
08/2002
1st Edition
Routledge
€96.20
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Person
Dr James H. Grayson is Reader in Modern Korean Studies in the School of East Asian Studies at the University of Sheffield, and Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences. His research interests are in traditional Korean religion, Korean Christianity and Korean oral folklore.
Content
Introduction Part I Early Korea Part II The Koryo Dynasty Part III The Choson Dynasty Part IV Korea in the Modern Era (1872-2000) Appendices A Foundation Myths of the Ancient States B Religious Statistics and Commentary List of Figures
