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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 Klappentext Cultural Blending in Korean Death Rites examines the cultural encounter of Confucianism and Christianity with particular reference to death rites in Korea. As its overarching interpretive framework, this book employs the idea of the 'total social phenomenon', a concept first introduced by the French anthropologist Marcel Mauss (1872-1950). From the perspective of the total social phenomenon, this book utilizes a combination of theological, historical, sociological and anthropological approaches, and explores Korean death rites by classifying them into three categories: ritual before death (Bible copying), ritual at death (funerary rites),and ritual after death (ancestral ritual). It focuses on Christian practices as they epitomize the complex interplay of Confucianism and Christianity. By drawing on a total social phenomenon approach to the empirical case of Korean death rites, Chang-Won Park contributes to the advancement of theory and method in religious studies. 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...
