Death, Mourning, and the Afterlife in Korea - Ancient to Contemporary Times

Klappentext Takes a multidisciplinary approach in an effort to provide a fuller understanding of both historic and contemporary practices linked with death in Korea. Contributors incorporate the approaches of archaeology, history, literature, religion, and anthropology in addressing a number of topics organised around issues of the body, disposal of remains, ancestor worship and rites, and the afterlife.

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• Authors: Charlotte (EDT)/ Pettid Horlyck
• Assisted by: Charlotte Horlyck (Editor), Min Sun Kim (Editor), Min-Sun Kim (Editor), Michael J Pettid (Editor), Michael J. Pettid (Editor)
• Publisher: University of hawaii press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2018
• EAN: 9780824876760
• ISBN: 978-0-8248-7676-0
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Hawaii Studies on Korea; Hawai'i Studies on Korea (Hard; Hawai'i Studies on Korea (Hard; Hawai'i Studies on Korea
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology