Kevin Cawley

Religious and Philosophical Traditions of Korea

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Produktbeschreibung

This text offers an introduction to the history and practice of religion in Korea. It addresses a wide range of traditions- from Confucianism to Shamanism to Christianity- and takes a historical view running through to the present day. Students in the growing area of Korean Studies will find the book indispensable.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 198
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Februar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 490g
• ISBN-13: 9781138193390
• ISBN-10: 1138193399
• Artikelnr.: 55432011

Autorenporträt

Kevin N. Cawley is Head of the Department of Asian Studies at University College Cork (UCC), Ireland. He established Korean Studies as a new discipline in Ireland when he was appointed as the first ever lecturer in Korean Studies there. He has researched and published extensively on Korea's intellectual history.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures. Language Note. Acknowledgements. Prologue. Chapter One:
Religions and Philosophies in East Asia: 'Pathways' for
Self-Transformation. Chapter Two: Adaptations and Interactions: Chinese
Traditions and Korean Ways. Chapter Three: From Buddhism to
Neo-Confucianism: Metaphysics and Hegemony. Chapter Four: Sagehood meets
'Western' Learning: From 'Principle' to 'The Lord of Heaven'. Chapter Five:
'Eastern' Learning and Protestant Christianity: New Religions and a
'Korean' God. Chapter Six: Korea(s) Complex Modernity: Buddhist Renewals,
Post-Christianities, Juche and Shamanism. Epilogue. Index.