Journal of Korean Religions vol. 7, no. 1 features the following articles by scholars:
Research Articles
- Perception of Monastic Slaves by Scholar-Officials and Monks in the Late Koryŏ and Early Chosŏn Periods
by Sung-Eun Thomas Kim - Views on Buddhist Precepts and Morality in Late Koryŏ
by Sem Vermeersch - Does the Neo-Confucianism of the Chosŏn Dynasty belong to the Cheng-Zhu School?: Rethinking the Intellectual History of Chosŏn through the Philosophical Tradition of Yi I (1538–1584)
by Weon-jae Jeong
Special Series: Religious Thinks of Modern Korea
- The Philosophy of Sŏn Master T’oeong Sŏngchŏl (1912–1993)
by Bernard Senécal S.J.
Book Reviews
- Death, Mourning, and the Afterlife in Korea: From Ancient to Contemporary Times. Charlotte Horlyck and Michael J. Pettid.
reviewed by Laurel Kendall - Building A Heaven on Earth: Religion, Activism, and Protest in Japanese-Occupied Korea. Albert L. Park.
reviewed by Hwansoo Kim - Korea’s Great Buddhist-Confucian Debate: The Treatises of Chŏng Tojŏn (Sambong) and Hamhŏ Tŭkt’ong (Kihwa). Korean Classics Library: Philosophy and Religion. Translated and with an introduction by A. Charles Muller.
reviewed by Sem Vermeersch - Han’guk chŏnjaeng kwa kidokkyo [The Korean War and Protestantism]. Yoon Jeong Ran.
reviewed by Kyuhoon Choa
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About the Journal
The Journal of Korean Religions is the only English-language academic journal dedicated to the study of Korean religions. It aims to stimulate interest in and research on Korean religions across a range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. Launched in 2010 by the Institute for the Study of Religion at Sogang University in Korea, it is peer-reviewed and published twice yearly, in April and October.
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