Religious studies as a modern academic discipline in Korea
This article offers a historical and institutional overview of the discipline of religious studies in Korea. It first reviews four early sources of comparative studies: work by Christian missionaries; by Japanese scholars during the period of colonization by that nation; by nationalist Korean schola...
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Type de support: | Numérique/imprimé Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
[2017]
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Dans: |
Religion
Année: 2017, Volume: 47, Numéro: 2, Pages: 277-292 |
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Korea
/ Science des religions
/ Études de science des religions
/ Histoire 1880-2014
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RelBib Classification: | AA Sciences des religions AH Pédagogie religieuse KBM Asie TJ Époque moderne TK Époque contemporaine |
Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Theology
B New Religious Movements B Buddhism B religious studies in Korea B Comparative Religion B history of religious studies B Korea |
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Résumé: | This article offers a historical and institutional overview of the discipline of religious studies in Korea. It first reviews four early sources of comparative studies: work by Christian missionaries; by Japanese scholars during the period of colonization by that nation; by nationalist Korean scholars who reacted against colonization; and by Korean Christian theologians. The founding of the Korean Association for the History of Religions (KAHR) in 1969 was a key point in the professionalization of the discipline. The field became more firmly established in the late 1980s and early 1990s and has diversified in recent years with a new generation of often foreign-trained scholars. The article ends with a brief discussion of potential contributions that the discipline could make to current debates of national significance. |
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ISSN: | 0048-721X |
Contient: | Enthalten in: Religion
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/0048721X.2016.1210400 |