Korea - A Religious History - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Korea - A Religious History write by James H. Grayson. This book was released on 2013-11-05. Korea - A Religious History available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
A History of Korean Christianity
A History of Korean Christianity - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A History of Korean Christianity write by Sebastian C. H. Kim. This book was released on 2014-11-24. A History of Korean Christianity available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. With a third of South Koreans now identifying themselves as Christian, Christian churches play an increasingly prominent role in the social and political events of the Korean peninsula. Sebastian C. H. Kim and Kirsteen Kim's comprehensive and timely history of different Christian denominations in Korea includes surveys of the Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant traditions as well as new church movements. They examine the Korean Christian diaspora and missionary movements from South Korea and also give cutting-edge insights into North Korea. This book, the first recent one-volume history and analysis of Korean Christianity in English, highlights the challenges faced by the Christian churches in view of Korea's distinctive and multireligious cultural heritage, South Korea's rapid rise in global economic power and the precarious state of North Korea, which threatens global peace. This History will be an important resource for all students of world Christianity, Korean studies and mission studies.
Religions of Korea in Practice
Religions of Korea in Practice - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Religions of Korea in Practice write by Robert E. Buswell Jr.. This book was released on 2018-06-05. Religions of Korea in Practice available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Korea has one of the most diverse religious cultures in the world today, with a range and breadth of religious practice virtually unrivaled by any other country. This volume in the Princeton Readings in Religions series is the first anthology in any language, including Korean, to bring together a comprehensive set of original sources covering the whole gamut of religious practice in both premodern and contemporary Korea. The book's thirty-two chapters help redress the dearth of source materials on Korean religions in Western languages. Coverage includes shamanic rituals for the dead and songs to quiet fussy newborns; Buddhist meditative practices and exorcisms; Confucian geomancy and ancestor rites; contemporary Catholic liturgy; Protestant devotional practices; internal alchemy training in new Korean religions; and North Korean Juche ("self-reliance") ideology, an amalgam of Marxism and Neo-Confucian filial piety focused on worship of the "father," Kim Il Sung. Religions of Korea in Practice provides substantial coverage of contemporary Korean religious practice, especially the various Christian denominations and new indigenous religions. Each chapter includes an extensive translation of original sources on Korean religious practice, accompanied by an introduction that frames the significance of the selections and offers suggestions for further reading. This book will help any reader gain a better appreciation of the rich complexity of Korea's religious culture.
Religious and Philosophical Traditions of Korea
Religious and Philosophical Traditions of Korea - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Religious and Philosophical Traditions of Korea write by Kevin Cawley. This book was released on 2019-02-22. Religious and Philosophical Traditions of Korea available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Religious and Philosophical Traditions of Korea addresses a wide range of traditions, serving as a guide to those interested in Buddhism, Confucianism, Shamanism, Christianity and many others. It brings readers along a journey from the past to the present, moving beyond the confines of the Korean peninsula. In this book Kevin N. Cawley examines the different ideas which have shaped a vibrant and exciting intellectual history and engages with some of the key texts and figures from Korea’s intellectual traditions. This comprehensive and riveting text emphasises how some of these ideas have real relevance in the world today and how they have practical value for our lives in the twenty-first century. Students, researchers and academics in the growing area of Korean Studies will find this book indispensable. It will also be of interest to undergraduates and graduate students interested in the comparative study of Asian religions, philosophies and cultures.
The Korean Tradition of Religion, Society, and Ethics
The Korean Tradition of Religion, Society, and Ethics - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Korean Tradition of Religion, Society, and Ethics write by Chai-sik Chung. This book was released on 2016-11-10. The Korean Tradition of Religion, Society, and Ethics available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. By making Korea a central part of comparative history of East Asian religion and society, this book traces the evolution of Korean religion from the oldest representation to that of the current day by utilizing wide-ranging interdisciplinary and comparative resources. This book presents a holistic view of the enduring religious tradition of Korea and its cultural and social significance within the wider horizons of modern and globalizing changes. Reflecting nearly five decades of the author’s work on the subject, it presents an understanding of the main current in Korean religion and social thought throughout history. It then goes on to examine discourses on values and morality involving the relationship between religion and society, in particular the human meaning of economy and society, which is one of the most central and practical problems in the contemporary world with global relevance beyond Korea and Asia. Addressing the overview of the Korean religious tradition in the context of its impact on the making of modern society and economy, this book will appeal to students and scholars of Religious Studies, Korean Studies and Asian Studies.
