The land of scholars
Subtitle: two thousand years of Korean Confucianism
By: by Kang Jae-un ; translated from the Korean by Sook Pyo Lee.
Contributors: Lee, Sook Pyo.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Homa Sekey Books
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Paramus, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 515
Subjects: Philosophy, Confucian -- Korea -- History; Confucianism -- Korea -- History; Korea -- Civilization -- Confucian influences
Description: This book discusses the historical development of Korean Confucianism in terms of its social functions. It also examines the types of transfiguration Confucianism underwent and the role it played in each period of Korean history. The Land of Scholars spans from the Three Kingdoms period in 18 BC to the Joseon dynasty in 1910. The book not only gives a comprehensive and in-depth survey of the history of Korean Confucian thought but also touches on the transmission of Buddhism, Confucianism, and Christianity in Korea. Kang Jae-eun approaches the significance of Confucianism from the perspective of its cultural and social context. He explains Confucianism from a viewpoint that reflects on exchanges between Korea and Japan and the broader context of East Asian relationships. Kang also challenges the views of some Korean academics whose works on Confucianism are considered to be distortions and misinterpretations. -- from back cover.
Notes: Original title unknown.
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: 1. What is Confucianism?; title: 2. Did Gija Joseon Really Exist?; title: 3. Confucianism in the Three Kingdoms Period; title: 4. Confucianism in the Late Silla Period; title: 5. Goryeo, the Land of Buddhism; title: 6. Seongjong Elevates Confucianism; title: 7. The National University and Twelve Private Schools; title: 8. Is the Period of Military Regime the Dark Age?; title: 9. The Learning of Master Zhu Comes to Korea from Yuan China; title: 10. Transition in Dynasty, from Goryeo to Joseon; title: 11. Jeong Do-jeon and Gweon Geun as the Two Greatest Masters of Confucian  Nation; title: 12. Bureaucrats Armed with the Learning of Master Zhu; title: 13. Sejong and Sejo, Kings of Achievements; title: 14. The Sarim Faction Emerges and Literati Purges Continue; title: 15. Dispute on the Study of the Principle of Human Nature Shakes the Political and  Scholastic World; title: 16. Situation in East Asia Becomes Chaotic again; title: 17. Is Sino-Centrism Truly Justified?; title: 18. Practical Learning Blooms during the Reigns of Enlightened Rulers Yeongjo and  Jeongjo; title: 19. The World Is Changing; title: 20. Closed Kingdom to Open Kingdom; title: 21. At the Crossroads of Conservatism and Modernization.