Religion and Social Formation in Korea : Minjung and Millenarianism.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (264 pages)
- Religion and Society Series ; v.37 .
- Religion and Society Series .
Intro -- 1. The Millennial Hope and Socio-Political Ideas of Millenarianism -- 1.1 The Millennial Hope -- 1.2 The Millennial Views -- 1.3 Millenarianism in Socio-Political Context -- 1.4 Millenarianism and Messianic Leadership -- 1.5 The Kingdom of God and the Millennium -- 1.6 Millenarianism and Revolution -- 2. The Minjung as the Oppressed and Millenarianism in Korea -- 2.1 Oppressors and the Oppressed Minjung -- 2.2 Korean History, Minjung and Millenarianism -- 2.3 Minjung Religions and Messianic Leadership -- 3. Korean Millenarianism in Popular Shaman Literature: The Book of Jung Kam Lok -- 3.1 The Book of Jung Kam Lok -- 3.2 Jung Messiah and Millenarianism -- 3.3 Jung Kam Lok and Minjung Legends -- 3.4 Jung Kam Lok and Revolution -- 3.5 The Influence of Jung Kam Lok on other Religions -- 4. Miruk Millenarianism and Maitreya, the future Buddha -- 4.1 The Buddhist Mission to Korea -- 4.2 Maitreya, the Future Buddha in Korea -- 4.3 Miruk Messiah and Yonghwa World in Maitreya -- 4.4 Historical Consciousness of Maitreya and Minjung -- 4.5 The Failure of the Maitreya Movement and its Influence -- 5. Millenarian Hope in the Tonghak Movement and Tonghak Revolution -- 5.1 A History of the Tonghak Movement -- 5.2 Perspectives for the Study of the Tonghak Movement -- 5.3 The Oppressed Minjung in Socio-Economic Political Context and Choi Messiah -- 5.4 In Nae Chon, Justice and the Millenarian Hope -- 5.5 Tonghak Revolution and Tonghak Peasants -- 6. Christian Millenarian Movements in the Japanese Colonial Period: 1900-1945 -- 6.1 The Beginnings of Christianity in Korea -- 6.2 Millenarian Views and Historical Perspectives of the Korean Church -- 6.3 Japanese Colonial Rule and the Oppressed Minjung -- 6.4 Messianism in Korea and Japanese Shinto-Nationalism -- 6.5 The Independence Movement and Millennial Hope. Conclusion: Millenarianism and the Minjung Movement in Korea -- Appendix A. The Proclamation of Korean Independence -- Appendix B. Map Of Korea -- Notes -- References -- Index.
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