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Korea - A Religious History.

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...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Grayson, James H.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
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  • Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Illustrations; Preface to the revised edition; Preface to the first edition; 01 Introduction; 1. The subject and purpose of this book; 2. A Short History of the Study of Our Subject; Part 1; 02 Korea Prior to Chinese Civilization; 1. The Culture of the Earliest Period; 2. Korean Primal Religion; 03 The Three Kingdoms; 1. The Historical Background; 2. The Advent of Buddhism; 3. The Advent of Confucianism; 4. Taoism: The Lack of a Tradition; 04 Silla and Parhae; 1. The First North-South Division.
  • 2. The Growth of Doctrinal Buddhism3. The Emergency of the Ch'an Tradition; 4. Late Silla Confucianism; Part 2; 05 The Early Koryǒ Period; 1. The Historical Background; 2. Early Koryǒ Buddhism; 3. Early Koryǒ Confucianism; 06 The Late Koryǒ Period; 1. The Historical Background; 2. Buddhism in the Late Koryǒ Period; 3. Late Koryǒ Confucianism; Part 3; 07 The Early Chosǒn period; 1. The Cultural and Political Background; 2. Early Chosǒn Confucianism: The Golden Age; 3. Early Chosǒn Buddhism: A Tradition Displaced; 08 The Late Chosǒn Period (1600-1871); 1. The Cultural and Historical Background.
  • 2. Late Chosǒn Confucianism: Practical Confucianism3. Late Chosǒn Buddhism: The Submerging of a Tradition; 4. The Advent of Roman Catholicism; Part 4; 09 Dynastic collapse and national rebirth; 10 The Advent of Protestantism; 1. The End of the Chosǒn Dynasty; 2. The Church under Japanese Colonial Rule; 3. The Post-Liberation Church; 11 Roman Catholicism; 1. The End of the Chosǒn Dynasty; 2. The Church under Japanese Colonial Rule; 3. The Post-Liberation Church; 12 Confucianism; 1. Recent History; 2. The Confucian Ritual System; 13 Buddhism; 1. Reasons for the Revival of Korean Buddhism.
  • 2. Four Key Figures in the Revival of Buddhism3. The Organizational History of Modern Buddhism; 14 Islam in Korea; 15 Ch'ǒndo-gyo; 1. History of the Sect; 2. Beliefs and Practices of Ch'ǒndo-gyo; 16 Sinhǔng Chonggyo; 1. What at the Syncretic Religions?; 2. The Chǔngsan Tradition; 3. Chǒndo-gwan: The Olive Tree Church; 4. T'ongil-gyo: The Unification church; 5. Wǒn pulgyo: Revitalized Buddhism; 17 Musok-kyo; 1. The Historical Background; 2. The Practitioners of Musok-kyo; 3. The Spirits; 4. The Ceremonies; 18 Concluding Remarks; 1. Some General Observations about Korean Religions.
  • 2. The Importance of the Study of Korean ReligionsAppendices; Appendix A; Introduction; 1. The Myth of Tan'gun; 2. Foundation Myth of Northern puyǒ; 3. Foundation Myth of Eastern Puyǒ; 4. Foundation Myth of Koguryǒ; 5. The Myth of Pak Hyǒkkǒse, Progenitor of Silla; 6. The Myth of Sǒk T'arhae, Sǒk Clan Progenitor; 7. The Myth of Kim Alchi, Kyǒngju Kim Clan Progenitor; Appendix B Religious Statistics and Commentary; Select Bibliography; Conversion Table from wade-giles to pinyin; Index and Chinese Character Glossary.