A Historical Introduction to Minjung (Liberation) Buddhism: A South Korean Version of Radical Buddhism in the 1980s

This essay provides a historical analysis of the South Korean Minjung (Liberation) Buddhist Movement during the turbulent 1980s. Heavily indebted to Marxism and other forms of socialism, as well as to Christian Liberation Theology, Minjung Buddhists had three major aims: anti-dictatorship, anti-impe...

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Main Author: Mun, Chanju (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2014
In: Politics, religion & ideology
Year: 2014, Volume: 15, Issue: 2, Pages: 264-282
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)