Daesoon Jinrihoe in modern Korea : the emergence, transformation and transmission of a new religion / David W Kim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kim, David W. (David William), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cults--Korea (South).

Cults.

Religious communities & monasticism.

Korea (South).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (426 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Newcastle-upon-Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2020]

Summary:

"East Asian nations shared a similar environment of modernisation in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. None had been colonised under Western imperialism, but all of them commonly became subjected to new authorities, whether directly or indirectly. This change of the political landscape also challenged religious communities, as many new religious movements (NRMs) emerged to satisfy the spiritual needs of local people in overcoming the hardship of transition. This book presents the unique case of a native Korean NRM which successfully survived, transformed, and was transmitted even in."-- Back cover.

Contents:

The geopolitical landscape of East Asia in the 19th and 20th centuries

The Jeungsanist Movement in modern Korea

Hagiographical and mystical narratives in the history of the Daesoon leadership

Canonical literature

Daesoon philosophical thought

Religious rituals and practices

Sacred sites and their functional roles

Social outreach in reductive enterprise.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-5275-5851-7