Su-un and his world of symbols
Subtitle: the founder of Korea's first indigenous religion
By: Paul Beirne.
Publisher: Ashgate Pub. Ltd.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Farnham, Surrey, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9780754662846
Subjects: Chʻoe, Che-u, -- 1824-1864; Chʻŏndogyo
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Su-un's life and times; title: Historical situation preceding Su-un's birth; title: Su-un's early years; title: Su-un's pre-revelation experience; title: Su-un's religious quest; title: Su-un's encounter with the Lord of heaven; title: The three accounts; title: Comparison of the three accounts; title: Examination of the Ansim-ga account; title: Examination of the Podeok-mun account; title: Examination of the Nonhak-mun account; title: The mystical talisman; title: History of the Bujeok in Korea; title: The meaning of the term Yeongbu; title: The Ddonghak Yeongbu; title: The characters Gung and Eul; title: Jeonggam-nok; title: Shape and meaning of the yeongbu; title: A vulnerable deity; title: Examination of the Yeongbu : conclusions; title: The Yeongbu and Su-un's self-image; title: The sacred incantation; title: Jumun in Korean history; title: The donghak sacred incantation; title: Meaning of the jumun; title: Jumun in ilseong-nok; title: Key relationships within the Jumun; title: Immanence or transience control or compatibility; title: Su-un's final self-image; title: Su-un's change of name; title: Su-un's epiphany; title: The yeongbu; title: The jumun; title: Su-un and the Lord of heaven; title: Su-un's self-image; title: Haewol and the unity of creation; title: Organizational reconstruction under Haewol; title: Spiritual reconstruction under Haewol; title: Su-un's legacy; title: The locus of the sacred; title: Donghak/cheondo-gyo in historical perspective; title: Reasons for the expansion of Donghak; title: Division within Donghak; title: The Donghak peasant rebellion; title: Reconstruction under Son Byeong-hi; title: A visit to the heart of Seoul; title: Donghak/Cheondo-gyo in historical perspective; title: Current status of Cheondo-gyo.