Reprint
The Role and Meaning of Religion for Korean Society
Edited by
April 2019
182 pages
- ISBN 978-3-03897-888-6 (Paperback)
- ISBN 978-3-03897-889-3 (PDF)
This is a Reprint of the Special Issue The Role and Meaning of Religion for Korean Society that was published in
Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities
Summary
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.