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Zusatztext This is a pioneering study of death rites in Korea, providing a fascinating look at the blending of Confucian and Christian traditions in death rituals... the author makes a significant contribution to the development of theories and methods in the study of religion in general and the study of death rites in particular... An excellent book. Informationen zum Autor Chang-Won Park is Research Fellow of both the Centre for Death and Life Studies at Durham University, UK, and the Institute for the Study of Religion at Sogang University, South Korea. Vorwort Pioneering study of the fascinating blending of Christian and Confucian traditions in Korea before, at and after death. Zusammenfassung Examines the cultural encounter of Confucianism and Christianity with particular reference to death rites in Korea. This book employs the idea of the 'total social phenomenon', a concept first introduced by the French anthropologist Marcel Mauss (1872-1950). Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by Professor Douglas Davies (University of Durham, UK) Introduction 1. Interpretive Frameworks Total Social Phenomenon The Confucian-Christian Interplay in Korea Embodiment, Exchange and Material Culture 2. Bible-Copying (Ritual before Death) The Practice of Copying the Bible An Historical-Theological Analysis of Bible-Copying A Sociological -Anthropological Analysis of Bible-Copying 3. Funerary Practice (Ritual at Death) Changing Funeral Customs in Contemporary Korea An Historical-Theological Analysis of Funerary Practice A Sociological-Anthropological Analysis of Funerary Practice 4. Ancestral Rites (Ritual After Death) Ancestral Ritual and Christianity in Korea (1784-2006) An Historical-Theological Analysis of Ancestral Rites A Sociological-Anthropological Analysis of Ancestral Rites Conclusion Bibliography Index ...
