An edition of Su-un and his world of symbols: the founder of Korea's first indigenous religion (2009)

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Ashgate Pub. Ltd.
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Subjects

Chʻŏndogyo, Korea, biography, Korea, religion, Religious biography, Religious leaders, Church history, Chefs religieux, Histoire religieuse, Ch'ŏndogyo

People

Che-u Chʻoe (1824-1864)
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Su-Un and His World of Symbols
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Su-Un and His World of Symbols: The Founder of Korea's First Indigenous Religion
2016, Taylor & Francis Group
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Cover of: Su-Un and His World of Symbols
Su-Un and His World of Symbols: The Founder of Korea's First Indigenous Religion
2016, Taylor & Francis Group
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: Su-Un and His World of Symbols
Su-Un and His World of Symbols: The Founder of Korea's First Indigenous Religion
2016, Taylor & Francis Group
in English
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Su-Un and His World of Symbols: The Founder of Korea's First Indigenous Religion
2016, Taylor & Francis Group
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Table of Contents

Introduction
Su-un's life and times
Historical situation preceding Su-un's birth
Su-un's early years
Su-un's pre-revelation experience
Su-un's religious quest
Su-un's encounter with the Lord of heaven
The three accounts
Comparison of the three accounts
Examination of the Ansim-ga account
Examination of the Podeok-mun account
Examination of the Nonhak-mun account
The mystical talisman
History of the Bujeok in Korea
The meaning of the term Yeongbu
The Ddonghak Yeongbu
The characters Gung and Eul
Jeonggam-nok
Shape and meaning of the yeongbu
A vulnerable deity
Examination of the Yeongbu : conclusions
The Yeongbu and Su-un's self-image
The sacred incantation
Jumun in Korean history
The donghak sacred incantation
Meaning of the jumun
Jumun in ilseong-nok
Key relationships within the Jumun
Immanence or transience control or compatibility
Su-un's final self-image
Su-un's change of name
Su-un's epiphany
The yeongbu
The jumun
Su-un and the Lord of heaven
Su-un's self-image
Haewol and the unity of creation
Organizational reconstruction under Haewol
Spiritual reconstruction under Haewol
Su-un's legacy
The locus of the sacred
Donghak/cheondo-gyo in historical perspective
Reasons for the expansion of Donghak
Division within Donghak
The Donghak peasant rebellion
Reconstruction under Son Byeong-hi
A visit to the heart of Seoul
Donghak/Cheondo-gyo in historical perspective
Current status of Cheondo-gyo.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Farnham, Surrey, England, Burlington, VT

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
200.92, B
Library of Congress
BL2240.C592 C473 2009, BL2240.C5, BL2240.C592 C473 2016

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Pagination
p. cm.

ID Numbers

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OL23186201M
Internet Archive
suunhisworldsymb00beir
ISBN 13
9780754662846
LCCN
2009009322
OCLC/WorldCat
1064654100, 316513168

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