Key papers on Korea : essays celebrating 25 years of the Centre of Korean Studies, SOAS, University of London / edited and introduced by Andrew David Jackson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jackson, Andrew David.

University of London. Centre of Korean Studies.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Korea--Civilization.

Korea.

Korea--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (328 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boston : Global Oriental, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Key Papers on Korea is a commemorative collection of papers celebrating 25 years of the Centre of Korean Studies (CKS), SOAS, University of London that have been written by senior academics and emerging scholars. The subjects covered in this collection reflect the different research interests and different strengths of the CKS and include historical perceptions of ancient kingdoms in Manchuria, North Korean propaganda literature, the problematic history of Sino-North Korean borderlands, the millenarian aspects of Won Buddhism, and the importance of the years 1910-11 in the development of Korean music. The collection is framed by two pieces on SOAS, which have been commissioned exclusively for this publication: an introduction that examines the 60-year history of Korean studies at SOAS, and a closing paper that sheds light on the rare collections of Korean art held at SOAS.

Contents:

Introduction: sixty years of Korean studies at SOAS / Andrew David Jackson

Part one. History

Introduction: history / Andrew David Jackson

Tobacco and the gift economy of Seoul merchants in the late nineteenth century / Owen Miller

India as viewed by ancient and mediaeval Koreans, focusing on the Karak kukki (records of Karak state) / Vladimir Tikhonov (Pak Noja)

Northern territories and the historical understanding of territory in late Choson / Anders Karlsson

Nation, ethnicity, and the post-manchukuo order in the Sino-Korean border region / Charles Kraus and Adam Cathcart

Part two. North Korea

Introduction: North Korea / Andrew David Jackson

Rousing the reader to action: North Korean wartime literature / Jerôme de Wit

State power and hegemonic values: media coverage of the super bowl and arirang mass games / Andray Abrahamian

How North Korea made its English-Korean dictionary / Lee Heejae

Part three. Literature, philosophy and society

Introduction: literature, philosophy and society / Andrew David Jackson

The task and risk of translating classical Korean sijo: Yun Sondo and Hwang Chini / Hye-joon Yoon

Wandering bodies, wondering minds: the body, territory and national identity in Pak T'aewon, Ch'oe Inhun and Chu Insok's stories about Kubo / Justyna Najbar-miller

Reviving the Confucian spirit of ethical practicality: Tasan's notions of song (nature) and sim (heart/mind) and their political implication / Daeyeol Kim

Shamans, ghosts and hobgoblins amidst Korean folk customs / Michael J. Pettid

Part four. Music, heritage and art

Introduction: music, heritage and art / Andrew David Jackson

The five surviving p'ansori repertoires: themes, issues and the connection to India / Dorothea Suh

1910-1911: years that changed Seoul's music / Sung-hee Park

Heritage practices during the Park Chung Hee era / Codruta Sîntionean

Korean art objects at SOAS / Charlotte Horlyck.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Contains:

Miller, Owen. Tobacco and the gift economy of Seoul merchants in the late nineteenth century.

ISBN:

90-04-26522-8

OCLC:

866448517

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004265226 DOI