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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788717703321

Autore

Yi Sang-tʻaek <1946->

Titolo

Religion and social formation in Korea : minjung and millenarianism / / by Sang Taek Lee

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; New York : , : Mouton de Gruyter, , 1996

ISBN

3-11-089311-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (259 p.)

Collana

Religion and society ; ; 37

Classificazione

BE 8100

Disciplina

291.2/3/09519

Soggetti

Millennialism - Korea - History of doctrines

Minjung theology - History

Korea Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [221]-242) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Preface / Sharpe, Eric J. -- Foreword / Trompf, Garry -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. The Millennial Hope and Socio-Political Ideas of Millenarianism -- 2. The Minjung as the Oppressed and Millenarianism in Korea -- 3. Korean Millenarianism in Popular Shaman Literature: The Book of Jung Kam Lok -- 4. Miruk Millenarianism and Maitreya, the Future Buddha -- 5. Millenarian Hope in the Tonghak Movement and Tonghak Revolution -- 6. Christian Millenarian Movements in the Japanese Colonial Period 1900-1945 -- Conclusion: Millenarianism and the Minjung Movement in Korea -- Appendix A: The Proclamation of Korean Independence (March 1, 1919) -- Appendix Β: Map Of Korea -- Notes -- References -- Index