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My Korea : 40 Years Without a Horsehair Hat /

A fascinating and highly personal introduction to Korea. Part memoir, part miscellany, it introduces traditional and contemporary Korean culture through a series of essays, stories, anecdotes and poems. Confucianism, Buddhism, relationships, everyday living, language and literature are comprehensive...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: O'Rourke, Kevin (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Folkestone : Renaissance Books, 2013.
Edición:New edition.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Acknowledgements INTRODUCTION 1. KOREA IN THE 1960s 2. THE COLUMBANS 3. LEARNING THE ROPES 4. CULTURAL ADAPTATION 5. IN AT THE DEEP END 6. THE CULTURAL EXPERIENCE: WHERE TO BEGIN 7. THE CONFUCIAN MONOLITH 8. THE CHOS? N BUREAUCRACY 9. THE BUDDHIST INGREDIENT 10. EXCLUSIVITY MYTHS 11. CHILMAJAE SONGS
  • S? Ch?ngju 12. KOREA'S GREATEST ASSET 13. TALES OF THE IMMORTALS 14. AT THE CULTURAL COALFACE: IMMERSION, SUBMERSION?
  • TAKE YOUR PICK 15. NINE PRIEST IMMORTALS 16. SEEKING THE WAY 17. FOR THOSE OF US WITH LESS THAN IMMORTAL STATUS 18. LEARNING KOREAN AFTERWORD Bibliography Index