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Author:   Chang-Won Park
Publisher:   Continuum Publishing Corporation
Imprint:   Continuum Publishing Corporation
Volume:   11
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.520kg
ISBN:  

9781441117496

ISBN 10:   1441117490
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   10 June 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

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

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This is a pioneering study of death rites inKorea, providing a fascinating look at the blending of Confucian and Christiantraditions 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.--,

This is a pioneering study of death rites inKorea, providing a fascinating look at the blending of Confucian and Christiantraditions 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.--, 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.--Sanford Lakoff

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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.

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