Sources of Korean Tradition - From the Sixteenth to the Twentieth Centuries

Drawn from Peter H. Lee's Sourcebook of Korean Civilization, Volume I, this abridged introductory collection offers students and general readers primary readings in the social, intellectual, and religious traditions of Korea from ancient times through the sixteenth century. Sources of Korean Tradition is arranged according to the major epochs of Korean history, including sections on: Korean culture - its origins, writing, education, poetry, song, social life, and rituals; religion - the rise of Buddhism and Confucianism; the economy - the land, agriculture, commerce, and currency; and its changing political structures.
A superb collection by the foremost scholars in the field, Sources of Korean Tradition is supplemented by a bibliography and prefaces by both editors. An impressive storehouse for the grand corpus of thought, beliefs, and customs held by people of Korea for centuries, this volume is a valuable companion for those interested in the history of Korea and East Asian studies.

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Edited by Peter H. Lee with Yongho Ch'oe and Wm. Theodore de Barry and Hugh H. W. Kang

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Drawn from Peter H. Lee's Sourcebook of Korean Civilization, Volume One, this abridged introductory collection offers students and general readers primary readings in the social, intellectual, and religious traditions of Korean from ancient times through the sixteenth century.

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• Authors: &apos, Jennifer Crewe, Jennifer (President & Director) Crewe, Peter H. Ch&apos Lee, Peter H. Ch''''oe Lee, Yongho De Bary oe
• Assisted by: Yngho Ch'oe (Editor), Yongho Ch'oe (Editor), William Theodore de Bary (Editor), Hugh H.W. Kang (Editor), Peter Lee (Editor), Peter H. Lee (Editor)
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.11.1996
• EAN: 9780231105668
• ISBN: 978-0-231-10566-8
• No. of pages: 480
• Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations; Introduction to Asian Civiliza; Introduction to Asian Civilizations
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; China, Korea, Ethnic Studies, HISTORY / Asia / China, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Chinese, HISTORY / Asia / Korea, Literary studies: general, Asian History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, Ethnic studies / Ethnicity