The Role and meaning of religion for Korean society / / special issue editor, Song-Chong Lee

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910346664703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019
• ISBN: 3-03897-889-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 electronic resource (182 p.)
• Disciplina: 200.9519
• Soggetti: Buddhism - Korea; Confucianism - Korea; Religion and sociology - Korea; Korea Religious life and customs; Korea Civilization Confucian influences; Korea Civilization Buddhist influences
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Sommario/riassunto: This special issue presents discussions of the role and meaning of religion for Korean society. Covering wide-ranging time periods, the authors explores with their own cases four major characteristics of Korean religion: Creativity, Greater Responsiveness, Adaptability, and Prophethood. Their topical religious traditions include Neo-Confucianism, Christianity, Buddhism, and Korean new religious movements.