韓国の新宗教 Korean New Religions (Elements in New Religious Movements)

Baker, Don

Cambridge University Press（2025/09発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 75 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781009614719
• DDC分類 200.9519

Full Description

Korea has an unusually diverse religious culture. In the north, Juche, which has taken on religious overtones, monopolizes articulations of beliefs and values as well as ritual practice. In the south, no single religion dominates, with over half saying that they have no specific religious affiliation. The remainder report being Protestant, Buddhist, and Catholic. Smaller in number but nonetheless noticeable are members of Korea's many home-grown new religious movements. Reflecting South Korea's religious diversity, some of those new religions have Buddhist roots, some have Christian origins, some draw on Confucian beliefs and practices, and some have emerged from Indigenous religious traditions such as shamanism. This Element examines the most noticeable of Korea's new religions to discover what they can tell us about distinctive traits of religion in Korea, and how Koreans have responded to the challenge posed by modernity to their traditional beliefs and values.

Contents

1. Introduction; 2. Ch'ŏndogyo: the oldest new religion; 3. Won Buddhism; 4. Confucianism and new religions; 5. Christianity and new religions; 6. Indigenous gods of the new religions; 7. Religions and the state; 8. North Korea and Juche; 9. Conclusion; References.