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Author_James H. Grayson
Buddhist Church
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Census
Central Government
Choson Dynasty
Choson Period
comparative religion studies
Confucianism In Korea
East Asian spirituality
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Esoteric Buddhism
folk belief systems
Held
Hermit Kingdom
historical development Korean religions
Hua Yen School
Korean Buddhism
Korean Church
Korean Religions
Korean Shamans
KORYO DYNASTY
Koryo Period
Liaotung Peninsula
Monastic Buddhism
Polar Star
Pole Star
Primal Religion
religious syncretism
religious transformation Korea
ritual practices analysis
Son Buddhism
Syncretic Religion
Tonghak Movement
Young Men
Product details
- ISBN 9780700716050
- Weight: 580g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 22 Aug 2002
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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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.
Dr James H. Grayson is Reader in Modern Korean Studies in the School of East Asian Studies at the University of Sheffield, and Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences. His research interests are in traditional Korean religion, Korean Christianity and Korean oral folklore.
