The land of scholars : two thousand years of Korean Confucianism
Chae-ŏn Kang (Author),Suzanne Lee (Translator)
This book discusses the historical development of Korean Confucianism in terms of its social functions. It also examines the types of transfiguration Confucianism underwent and the role it played in each period of Korean history. The Land of Scholars spans from the Three Kingdoms period in 18 BC to the Joseon dynasty in 1910. The book not only gives a comprehensive and in-depth survey of the history of Korean Confucian thought but also touches on the transmission of Buddhism, Confucianism, and Christianity in Korea. Kang Jae-eun approaches the significance of Confucianism from the perspective of its cultural and social context. He explains Confucianism from a viewpoint that reflects on exchanges between Korea and Japan and the broader context of East Asian relationships. Kang also challenges the views of some Korean academics whose works on Confucianism are considered to be distortions and misinterpretations. -- from back cover
Print Book,English, 2006
First American editionView all formats and editions
Homa & Sekey Books, Paramus, New Jersey, 2006
History
xxix, 515 pages : 1 map ; 23 cm
9781931907309, 9781931907378, 1931907307, 1931907374
60931394
1. What is Confucianism?
2. Did Gija Joseon Really Exist?
3. Confucianism in the Three Kingdoms Period
4. Confucianism in the Late Silla Period
5. Goryeo, the Land of Buddhism
6. Seongjong Elevates Confucianism
7. The National University and Twelve Private Schools
8. Is the Period of Military Regime the Dark Age?
9. The Learning of Master Zhu Comes to Korea from Yuan China
10. Transition in Dynasty, from Goryeo to Joseon
11. Jeong Do-jeon and Gweon Geun as the Two Greatest Masters of the Confucian Nation
12. Bureaucrats Armed with the Learning of Master Zhu
13. Sejong and Sejo, Kings of Achievements
14. The Sarim Faction Emerges and Literati Purges Continue
15. Dispute on the Study of the Principle of Human Nature Shakes the Political and Scholastic World
16. Situation in East Asia Becomes Chaotic again
17. Is Sino-Centrism Truly Justified?
18. Practical Learning Blooms during the Reigns of Enlightened Rulers Yeongjo and Jeongjo
19. The World Is Changing
20. Closed Kingdom to Open Kingdom
21. At the Crossroads of Conservatism and Modernization
Includes index