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Record Nr.

UNINA9910973996503321

Autore

Clark Donald N

Titolo

Culture and customs of Korea / / Donald N. Clark

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn. : , : Greenwood Press, , 2000

London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2024

ISBN

9798400635526

9786610708376

9781280708374

1280708379

9780313007279

0313007276

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (231 p.)

Collana

Culture and customs of Asia, , 1097-0738

Disciplina

951.9

Soggetti

Korea Civilization

Korea Social life and customs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-197) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Series Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Chronology -- 1 The Story of the Korean People -- 2 Thought and Religion -- 3 Arts and Literature -- 4 Performing Arts -- 5 Daily Life and Folkways -- 6 Life in a Korean Village -- 7 Life in Urban Korea -- 8 Gender, Marriage, and the Lives of Korean Women -- 9 Greater Korea: Looking Ahead -- Glossary -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

For centuries, although strongly influenced by the Chinese, Koreans have maintained a unique civilization with their own language, social organization, food, national costume, political institutions, and customs. The disruptions of the 20th century have included a long and difficult period of foreign rule and a devastating civil war. However, Koreans continue to prize their traditional culture, and the younger generations have embraced Koreanness with a determination to assert Korea's place in the world. Culture and Customs of Korea artfully depicts the past and present in North and South Korea with chapters on



the story of the Korean people, thought and religion, arts and literature, performing arts, daily life and folkways, life in a Korean village, life in urban Korean, and gender, marriage, and the lives of Korean women. A chronology and glossary supplement the text.