Understanding Koreans and Their Culture Choi Joon-sikBookprice: US$29.98
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| Language: | English |
| Releasing Date: | Jan 01, 2007 |
| Product Made In: | South Korea |
| Case: | Safe Box |
ISBN-10 : 8992162103
232 pages
Publisher: Heo-Won Media
Preface ・ 4
Understanding Behavioral Patterns of Koreans from
the Perspective of Confucianism ・ 11
Introduction ・ 12
1. The Rise of Confucianism during the Joseon Dynasty ・ 14
2. Confucian Imprints in the Socio-Cultural Patterns of Koreans ・ 18
3. Korea as a Patriarchal Collectivistic Society ・ 22
Conclusion ・ 44
Understanding Korean Culture Through Some Principles ・ 49
Introduction ・ 50
1. The Korean Emphasis of the Literary: the ｀Spirit of Literature¨ ・ 52
Hunminjeongeum ・ 52
The World¨s First Book Printed by Metal Type, Jikji ・ 58
The World¨s Oldest Chinese Buddhist Scriptures, the Tripitaka Koreana ・ 60
Strong Determination to Record Historic Events, the Sillok and Ilgi ・ 62
2. The Dynamism of Modern Day Koreans: The ｀Spirit of Ecstasy¨ ・ 70
The Unexpected Korean Wave ・ 72
Korean¨s Success in Popular Music and Movies ・ 79
Successful Korean¨s On-line ・ 85
The Heart of Korea¨s Dynamism: Dongdaemun Fashion Market ・ 88
Crazed Red Devils ・ 91
Epilogue ・ 97
Understanding Korean Traditional Arts Through
the Spirit of Spontaneity ・ 99
Introduction ・ 100
1. The Formation of the concept of ｀Korean traditional beauty¨ ・ 104
2. The Ethos of Spontaneity in Art Works of the Late Joseon Period ・ 108
3. Various Types of Representation of Spontaneity in Korean Arts ・ 113
Spontaneity in Performing Arts ・ 113
Spontaneity in Fine Arts ・ 123
Spontaneity in Formative Arts ・ 144
Conclusion ・ 163
Understanding the Religions of Contemporary Korea ・ 165
Introduction ・ 166
1. Why is the Korean Religious Field so Unique? ・ 176
2. Christianity: New Conqueror of the Korean Religious World ・ 180
3. Confucianism: The Most Influential Religion in Korean Daily Life ・ 192
4. Buddhism: The Center of Korean Religious Culture ・ 204
5. Shamanism: Root of Korean Culture ・ 217
Conclusion ・ 230
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