Korean Spirituality

Name: Korean Spirituality
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ISBN: 9780824832575

ISBN-10: 0824832574

ISBN-13: 9780824832575

Edition: 2008

Authors: Don Baker

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Korea has one of the most dynamic and diverse religious cultures of any nation on earth. Koreans are highly religious, yet no single religious community enjoys dominance. Buddhists share the Korean religious landscape with both Protestant and Catholic Christians as well as with shamans, Confucians, and practitioners of numerous new religions. As a result, Korea is a fruitful site for the exploration of the various manifestations of spirituality in the modern world. At the same time, however, the complexity of the country's religious topography can overwhelm the novice explorer. Emphasizing the attitudes and aspirations of the Korean people rather than ideology, Don Baker has written an…

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List price: $17.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Publication date: 4/1/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 184
Size: 5.40" wide x 8.50" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Editor's Preface


Acknowledgments



Korean Spirituality: A Multiplicity of Approaches to Transcending the Human Condition



Folk Religion and Animism



China's Three Teachings in Korea



Korean Christianity



The New Religions of Korea



The Spiritual Gaze in Korea



The Spiritual Practices of Koreans



Spirituality in North Korea


Further Reading


Index