UID:
almahu_9949596653402882
Format:
1 online resource :
,
maps (black and white).
ISBN:
9780824871222 (ebook) :
Series Statement:
Korean classics library. Philosophy and religion
Content:
A popular teaching that combined elements of Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism, folk beliefs, and Catholicism, Tonghak (Eastern Learning) is best known for its involvement in a rebellion that touched off the Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) and accelerated Japanese involvement in Korea. The book traces Tonghak's rise amidst the debates over orthodoxy and heterodoxy in Choson Korea (1392-1910) and its impact on religious and political identity from 1860 to 1906. It argues that the teachings of founder Ch'oe Cheu (1824-1864) attracted a large following among rural Koreans by offering them spiritual and material promises to relieve conditions such as poverty and disease, and provided consolation in a tense geo-political climate.
Note:
Previously issued in print: 2013.
Additional Edition:
Print version : ISBN 9780824837167
Language:
English
URL:
Hawai'i scholarship online
