"Highlights the centrality of transnational relationships in the transformation of colonial Korean Buddhism in the early twentieth century. While Japanese Buddhism exerted the most influence, Korean Buddhism (and Japanese Buddhism itself) was deeply influenced by developments in…
"One Korea or two? The persistence of North and South Korea since 1948 has been a source of one war and fears of new wars. Although they share centuries of common culture, society and politics, the two nations differ on fundamentals today: capitalist democracy in the south and t…
: The Korean State and Its Paradigms: State, Candlelight Democracy, and -- Populist Constitutionalism -- : The State as Concept and Supplement to Human Existence -- : Ascent of the East Asian Nation-State -- : Organic Life, Human Will, and Evolution of the State -- : Producers, …
"One Korea or two? The persistence of North and South Korea since 1948 has been a source of one war and fears of new wars. Although they share centuries of common culture, society and politics, the two nations differ on fundamentals today: capitalist democracy in the south and t…
"One Korea or two? The persistence of North and South Korea since 1948 has been a source of one war and fears of new wars. Although they share centuries of common culture, society and politics, the two nations differ on fundamentals today: capitalist democracy in the south and t…
Goguryeo and Ancient Korea -- Queen Seondeok and Silla's Unification of Korea -- The Maturation and Decline of Unified Silla -- Elements of Goryeo's Founding -- Religion and Regionalism in the Goryeo Order -- Survival and Adaptation in the Mongol Overlord Period -- Competing Vie…
"Dynamic and meticulously researched, A History of Korea continues to be one of the leading introductory textbooks on Korean history. Assuming no prior knowledge, Hwang guides readers from early state formation and the dynastic eras to the modern experience in both North and Sou…
"Dynamic and meticulously researched, A History of Korea continues to be one of the leading introductory textbooks on Korean history. Assuming no prior knowledge, Hwang guides readers from early state formation and the dynastic eras to the modern experience in both North and Sou…
Korean Shamanism: the cultural paradox
by Kim, Chongho
fromVitality of indigenous religions
Korean Shamanism: the cultural paradox
by Kim, Chongho
fromVitality of indigenous religions
Korean Shamanism: the cultural paradox
by Kim, Chongho
fromVitality of indigenous religions
Korean Shamanism: the cultural paradox
by Kim, Chongho
fromVitality of indigenous religions
Korean Shamanism: the cultural paradox
by Kim, Chongho
fromVitality of indigenous religions
Korean Shamanism: the cultural paradox
by Kim, Chongho
fromVitality of indigenous religions
Chongho Kim's study is based upon fieldwork in the small town of Soy and in Seoul. The study addresses the place of shamans in modern Korean society and the cultural paradox of the existence of shamanism in a society that sees such a phenomenon as a kindof superstition.