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Death, Mourning, and the Afterlife in Korea: From Ancient to Contemporary Times (Hawai'i Studies on Korea)
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Hardcover. Editor(s): Horlyck, Charlotte; Pettid, Michael J. Series: Hawaii Studies on Korea. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPK; HBJF; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Death and the activities and beliefs surrounding it can teach us much about the ideals and cultures of the living. While biologically death is an end to physical life, this break is not quite so apparent in its mental and spiritual aspects. Indeed, the influence of the dead over the living is sometimes much greater than before death. This volume takes a multidisciplinary approach in an effort to provide a fuller understanding of both historic and contemporary practices linked with death in Korea.
Contributors from Korea and the West incorporate the approaches of archaeology, history, literature, religion, and anthropology ... Read more
Death and the activities and beliefs surrounding it can teach us much about the ideals and cultures of the living. While biologically death is an end to physical life, this break is not quite so apparent in its mental and spiritual aspects. Indeed, the influence of the dead over the living is sometimes much greater than before death. This volume takes a multidisciplinary approach in an effort to provide a fuller understanding of both historic and contemporary practices linked with death in Korea.
Contributors from Korea and the West incorporate the approaches of archaeology, history, literature, religion, and anthropology ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Univ of Hawaii Pr
Condition
New
Series
Hawaii Studies on Korea
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Honolulu, HI, United States
ISBN
9780824839680
SKU
V9780824839680
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About
Charlotte Horlyck is lecturer in Korean art history in the department of the history of art and archaeology, School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London, UK. Michael J. Pettid is professor of pre-modern Korean studies in the department of Asian and Asian American studies at Binghamton University, The State University of New York, USA, where ... Read more
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