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Confucian Kingship in Korea Y�ngjo and the Politics of Sagacity

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ISBN-10: 0231066570

ISBN-13: 9780231066570

Edition: 2001

Authors: JaHyun Kim Haboush

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The Neo-Confucian kingship was based on the ideal of the sage king, an ordinary human being rendered supreme through his extraordinary virtue. The eighteenth-century Korean ruler Yngjo, one of that country's most illustrious yet most tragic rulers, is a fascinating example of the Neo-Confucian sage kingship. In this book, JaHyun Kim Haboush provides an outstanding, dramatically realized introduction to traditional Korean culture through the story of Yngjo, and offers profound insights into the complex interplay between Confucian rhetoric and the politics of the Yi monarchy. Haboush focuses on the deteriorating relationship between Yngjo and his only son, Crown Prince Sado, and relates the…    
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Book details

List price: $37.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 5/7/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 0.64" wide x 0.94" long x 0.09" tall
Weight: 1.166
Language: English

Preface to the Paperback Edition
Acknowledgments
Explanatory Note
Introduction
Confucian Kingship and Royal Authority in the Yi Monarchy
Yongjo's Reign: Images of Sagehood
Yongjo's Rule: Politics of Patriarchy
Yongjo's Court: Magnificent Harmony
Yongjo's Tragedy: The Prince of Mournful Thoughts
Genealogical Table of the Yi Royal House
Historical Chart of Factional Development
Yongjo's and Sukchong's Curricula in the Royal Lecture
Historiographical Discussion and Evaluation of Several Sources
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
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