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Tombstones without a Tomb.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Irvine, CA : Seoul Selection, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (167 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781624121067
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Tombstones without a TombDDC classification:
  • 951.9010924
LOC classification:
  • DS912.38 .K364 2017
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- A Note to the Readers -- Introduction -- Part One - Honor (1335-1397) -- Chapter 1. The Emergence of Yi Seonggye and Lady Kang -- Chapter 2. Second Wife: Goryeo, 1356-1392 -- Chapter 3. Illustrious Consort: Joseon, 1392-1396 -- Chapter 4. Queen Sindeok: Joseon, 1396-1397 -- Part Two - Dishonor (1398-1450) -- Chapter 5. The Chess Master -- Chapter 6. Four Significant Sites -- Chapter 7. Repairing and Appeasing -- Part Three - Ideological Warfare (1500-1669) -- Chapter 8. The Rise of the Scholar-Officials -- Chapter 9. A Young Man's Request -- Chapter 10. One Decade, Two Extremes -- Chapter 11. Crescendo -- Chapter 12. Finally, Enshrinement -- Part Four - A Name Remembered (1674-2005) -- Chapter 13. From Honor to Honors -- Chapter 14. Into the Twentieth Century -- Chapter 15. Tombstones without a Tomb -- Chapter 16. Reflections -- Epilogue: I Am Introduced to the Queen -- Appendixes -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: Sindeok, the First Queen of the Joseon Dynasty Heavy, intricately carved tombstones are embedded in the banks of theCheonggyecheon Stream that cuts through downtown Seoul, in the shadows of the Gwangtonggyo Bridge, echoing the story of their owner, Queen Sindeok, the first of the Joseon Dynasty. Why are these stones here under the bridge, out in public view, rather than surrounding their assigned tomb, the Royal Tomb of Queen Sindeok? To examine and understand this enigmatic situation, Tombstones without a Tomb first seeks to understand why the status of Queen Sindeok, who played a crucial role in the foundation of the new dynasty, was degraded after her death, and then traces the process of how the Queen's honor has since been restored. As the hidden story unfolds, the book brings awareness to the history of Neo-Confucianism and the Neo-Confucian mindset among scholar-officials and the throne throughout the six hundred years of the Joseon dynasty. A well-organized and useful resource, this original English publication helps readers explore the life and legacy of Queen Sindeok and take a look into the Neo-Confucian society of the Joseon Dynasty.
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Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- A Note to the Readers -- Introduction -- Part One - Honor (1335-1397) -- Chapter 1. The Emergence of Yi Seonggye and Lady Kang -- Chapter 2. Second Wife: Goryeo, 1356-1392 -- Chapter 3. Illustrious Consort: Joseon, 1392-1396 -- Chapter 4. Queen Sindeok: Joseon, 1396-1397 -- Part Two - Dishonor (1398-1450) -- Chapter 5. The Chess Master -- Chapter 6. Four Significant Sites -- Chapter 7. Repairing and Appeasing -- Part Three - Ideological Warfare (1500-1669) -- Chapter 8. The Rise of the Scholar-Officials -- Chapter 9. A Young Man's Request -- Chapter 10. One Decade, Two Extremes -- Chapter 11. Crescendo -- Chapter 12. Finally, Enshrinement -- Part Four - A Name Remembered (1674-2005) -- Chapter 13. From Honor to Honors -- Chapter 14. Into the Twentieth Century -- Chapter 15. Tombstones without a Tomb -- Chapter 16. Reflections -- Epilogue: I Am Introduced to the Queen -- Appendixes -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sindeok, the First Queen of the Joseon Dynasty Heavy, intricately carved tombstones are embedded in the banks of theCheonggyecheon Stream that cuts through downtown Seoul, in the shadows of the Gwangtonggyo Bridge, echoing the story of their owner, Queen Sindeok, the first of the Joseon Dynasty. Why are these stones here under the bridge, out in public view, rather than surrounding their assigned tomb, the Royal Tomb of Queen Sindeok? To examine and understand this enigmatic situation, Tombstones without a Tomb first seeks to understand why the status of Queen Sindeok, who played a crucial role in the foundation of the new dynasty, was degraded after her death, and then traces the process of how the Queen's honor has since been restored. As the hidden story unfolds, the book brings awareness to the history of Neo-Confucianism and the Neo-Confucian mindset among scholar-officials and the throne throughout the six hundred years of the Joseon dynasty. A well-organized and useful resource, this original English publication helps readers explore the life and legacy of Queen Sindeok and take a look into the Neo-Confucian society of the Joseon Dynasty.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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