Contemporary Korean Culture

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· 제목 : Contemporary Korean Culture (The Persistance of Shamanistic and Confucian Values and Practices)
· 분류 : 국내도서 > 인문학 > 문화/문화이론 > 한국학/한국문화 > 한국민속/한국전통문화
· ISBN : 9788976418746
· 쪽수 : 284쪽
· 출판일 : 2015-05-16

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문화와 전통, 문화와 이념의 상호 작용이라는 측면에서 한국 문화의 양상을 다각적으로 풀어 내고자 한 드문 시도 중의 하나로서, 한국학 관련 서지 목록에서 첫손에 꼽아야 할 1차적인 참조 도서가 될 것이다.

Part I. Korean Shamanism and Confucianism

Chapter 1Korean Shamanism
Its Origin and History
What is hamanism?
Summary

Chapter 2 Shamanism and Religious Practices
This-worldly Orientation
An Affinity between Shamanism and Buddhism
The Impact of Shamanism on Christianity
Summary

Chapter 3 Confucianism
History of Confucianism in Korea
Social Philosophy of Confucianism
Summary

Part II. Shamanistic Tendencies of Koreans

Chapter 4 Shamanistic Practices: Belief in Fate and Fortune-Telling
Vengeful Spirits and Fate
Sajupalja (Divination Based on Birth Date)
Goonghap (Fortune-telling on Marital Harmony)
Gilil (Auspicious Days)
Auspicious Names
Gwansang (Physiognomy)
Poongsujiriseol (Geomancy)
Summary

Chapter 5 Play and the Spirit of Ecstasy:A Popular Musing Shamanism-Influenced Recreational Culture of Koreans
The Drinking Culture
The Singing Culture
Summary: Drinking, Singing and Ecstasy

Part III. Confucian Elements in Korean Culture

Chapter 6 Confucian “Habits of the Heart”: Family-Centered Worldview and Practice
Filial Piety
Ancestor Worship
Familism
Collectivism
Son Preference
Summary

Chapter 7Hierarchical Culture and Worldview
Patriarchy and Gender Discrimination
The Korean Language: Subliminal Reinforcement of Hierarchy in Everyday Life
Summary

Chapter 8 Cultural Emphasis on Education and Its Impact
Graduates of the “SKY” Universities and Their Dominance
Koreans’ Zeal for Education and Positive Consequences
Negative Impact of Education Frenzy in Korea
Summary

Chapter 9Other “Confucian” Habits
Jeong (Affection)
Gibun (Group’s Mood)
Nunchi (Sizing up the Situation)
Chemyon (The Face Factor)
Summary

Part IV. Conclusions

Chapter 10 Summary and Conclusions

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Joon-sik Choi (지은이) 정보 더보기

Joon-sik Choi (Ph.D. in Religion, Temple University) is Professor in the Department of Korean Studies at the Graduate School of International Studies, Ewha Women’s University. His research interests include religion, social culture, history and art. He has published extensively on various aspects of Korean religion and culture, including Do Koreans Have a Culture? (2003); Buddhism: Korea’s Religion (2007); Spirit of Korean Cultural Roots: Folk Religion (2009); Shamanism: A Central Religion of Koreans Pushed Aside by the Powerful (2009); and Introduction to Death (2013).

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Andrew Eungi Kim (지은이) 정보 더보기

(Ph.D in Sociology, University of Toronto) is Professor in the Division of International Studies at Korea University. He is also the Director of the International Education and Research Center for Global Cultural Studies, Korea University, and is a member of the editorial boards of Religions, Koreana, Journal of Korean Religions, and Journal of Multicultural Society. He served as the Dean of both the Graduate School of International Studies and the Division of International Studies at the same university. He also served as the Vice President of the World Association for Hallyu Studies (WAHS) and as Editor of the Asian Journal of Canadian Studies. His articles have appeared in Social Indicators Research, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Religions, Asian Survey, Social Compass, Pacific Review, Social History, Korea Observer, and Sociology of Religion, among others. His recent publications include Korean Society: An Introduction (edited, 2017); and Hallyu and Countercurrent: The Potential and the Limit to its Role as a Means of Cultural Diplomacy (2021, in Korean).

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