Images of the Cross in Early Modern Korea: The Geomantic Prophecy of the Chŏnggam-nok and the Protestant Flag of the Red Cross
The symbolic power of the cross is one of the reasons Protestant Christianity attracted so many adherents in its first few decades in Korea. The simple Protestant cross had an advantage over the Catholic crucifix, which includes a three-dimensional image of the crucified Jesus. The unadorned cross o...
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2010
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Journal of Korean religions
Year: 2010, Volume: 1, Issue: 1, Pages: 117-162 |
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Red Cross
B Cross B glyphomancy B Righteous Army [End Page 117] B Chŏnggam-nok B flagpoles |
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