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Asian millenarianism : an interdisciplinary study of the Taiping and Tonghak rebellions in a global context / Hong Beom Rhee.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Rhee, Hong Beom, 1942-
Contributor:
Louis A. Duhring Fund.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Tonghak Incident, 1894.
Millennialism.
Korea--History--1864-1910.
Korea.
History.
Korea--History--Philosophy.
Philosophy.
China--History--Taiping Rebellion, 1850-1864.
China.
China--History--19th century.
Nationalism--Religious aspects.
Nationalism.
Millennialism--Comparative studies.
Genre:
Comparative studies.
Physical Description:
xxv, 436 pages ; 24 cm
Other Title:
Interdisciplinary study of the Taiping and Tonghak rebellions in a global context
Place of Publication:
Youngstown, N.Y. : Cambria Press, [2007]
Contents:
Introduction
Millenarian scholarship
evolution of the meaning of the millennuim
Origin of millenarianism
great peace for 100 million years
Traditional China and traditional Korea
apocalyptic phenomena years
The millenarian motivation of the Taiping and Tonghak leaders
Taiping and Tonghak philosophy of history
The Taiping and the Tonghak as dynamic national forces
Chŭngsando as a Tonghak and the unification church
Conclusion
generalization of millenarianism.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [405]-429) and index.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Louis A. Duhring Fund.
ISBN:
9781934043424
1934043427
OCLC:
85692933
Publisher Number:
99935016727

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