Korea - A Religious History

Korea - A Religious History
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 316
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ISBN-10 : 9781136869259
ISBN-13 : 1136869255
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Book Synopsis Korea - A Religious History by : James H. Grayson

Download or read book Korea - A Religious History written by James H. Grayson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an historical survey of all the religious traditions of Korea in relation to the socio-cultural trends of seven different periods of Korean history. The book includes a discussion of the history of the study of religion in Korea, a chronological description of Korean folk religion including shamanism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Roman Catholicism and Protestantism, Islam, and Korean New Religions, and some final observations about the unique characteristics of religious beliefs and practices in Korea.


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