Book: Questions And Answers On The Important Doctrine Of Holy Religion (Syeonggyo Yorl Mundap) [Jesuit Catechism]
date: label: Accession Date
content: 24 Feb 1886
name: label: Donor Name
content: Ensign U S N John B. Bernadou
notes: label: Notes
content: "1883, Book of 55 leaves, woodblock-printed paper. This book is double-leaf and thread-bound. It has a total of fifty-five unpaginated leaves. The title in Korean script on the first page reads: Syeonggyo yori mundap, literally "Questions and Answers on the Important Doctrine of the Holy Religion." This book is a second edition, printed in 1883. Bernadou attached a note to the back of the cover sheet, adding corresponding Chinese characters and English translation. It reads: "Sicuo Myo Yo Ri Mun Tap [Seongmyo yori mundap] Holy Excellent or Admirable Important Doctrine, Ask Questions & Reply Answers. Catechism," in which he apparently mistook gyo, meaning religion, for myo, meaning excellent or admirable. This book explains the basic doctrine of Catholic practice, in question and answer form. Written in Hangul script, presumably it was published for commoners or women of higher classes unable to read SinoKorean. The contents are questions and answers on baptism, and the fundamental doctrine of the Catholic Church; rules and procedures of baptism; procedures of confession; rules for the sacrament of Holy Communion; how to become a disciple of Jesus. Hough claims this book is a "holy, excellent, important doctrine," issued by the Jesuits... Collected in Seoul. Ref: Hough Korean Catalog p.486" [from: "An Ethnography of the Hermit Kingdom: The J.B. Bernadou Korean Collection 1884-1885", Chang-su Cho Houchins, 2004, number 139]
label: Record Last Modified
content: 16 Mar 2024
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Korea, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Not Given
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 016970
label: USNM Number
content: E77120-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Book
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 17.5 cm
label: Width
content: 11 cm