This book was written using source materials, archival and non--archival, obtained from singapore, indonesia, the netherlands, and england. These are obtained from singapore, indonesia, the netherlands, and england. These are identified in the bibliography. The book benefited from comments of referees appointed by KITLV Press. AN essential ingredient that made this book possible was family supp…
This book manly with materials related to the foundation of various old Korean kingdoms, to the factual history of the Silla Kingdom, and to the lives of famous Korean Buddhist monks. This book not only present various myths and legends that reveal the phases of Korean ancestors’ old social life, economy, culture, and thoughts, but also furnishes ample data on their traditional manners and cu…
This is the true story of one man's inspired struggle for his freedom during the Korean War. he was a college student supporting him self with a night job in Seoul, South Korea when it was invaded by North Korea. Trapped in the occupied city, he was starving and penniless. This book was completed just weeks before his untimely death in 1997. Now the editor, his daughter, published his writing t…
This book is more interested in defining and defending ”biblical truth” than in a cross-cultural and comparative analysis of Korea shamanism and Korean Christianity from the history of religion or phenomenology of a religious point of view. The author sets out the criteria for judging the value of traditional Korean religions and spirituality from the Christian point of view: ”In other wo…