The Role and Meaning of Religion for Korean Society

The Role and Meaning of Religion for Korean Society
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ISBN-10 : 9783038978886
ISBN-13 : 3038978884
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Download or read book The Role and Meaning of Religion for Korean Society written by Song-Chong Lee and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2019-04-25 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This special issue presents discussions of the role and meaning of religion for Korean society. Covering wide-ranging time periods, the authors explores with their own cases four major characteristics of Korean religion: Creativity, Greater Responsiveness, Adaptability, and Prophethood. Their topical religious traditions include Neo-Confucianism, Christianity, Buddhism, and Korean new religious movements.


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