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Enlightenment on the spirit-altar: Eschatology and restoration of morality at the king kwan shrine in fin de siècle Seoul
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dc.contributor.author | Kim, Jihyun | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-10-30T01:49:11Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2023-10-30T01:49:11Z | - |
dc.date.created | 2020-07-22 | - |
dc.date.issued | 2020-06 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Religions, Vol.11 No.6, p. 273 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 2077-1444 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10371/195883 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The period from the Treaty of Kanghwa (1876) until the fall of the Korean Empire (1897-1910) is commonly characterized as a period ofkaehwa-Enlightenment-in which the Choson state strived to reform and modernize. This article complicates the notion of Enlightenment in the late Choson context, arguging that it was a hybrid term concurrently connoting modernization and religious awakening. In particular, this article sheds light on spirit-written texts-so called 'morality books'-employed by civil and military elites to participate in Enlightenment discourse. By the mid-nineteenth century, Guandi-the apotheosized version of the warrior Guan Yu-had emerged as one of the most popular spirit-writing deities in Qing dynasty China. This article explores the Korean faith and practice of spirit-writing centered on Thearch Kwan (Ch. Guandi) at shrines in Seoul. The King Kwan Shrines (Kwanwang myo) were the sites of production and publication of morality books during a critical period on the eve of modernization of Korea. Surprisingly, these texts were published with the sanction of King Kojong (reigned 1863-1907), the reformer who founded the new country. Kojong and his confidant servants were fully aware of the spirit-written texts and published them as the "Corpus of Enlightenment." The corpus unintentionally emphasized the key term of modernization in their eschatology, urging enlightenment-conceived of as religio-ethical values-in order to resolve contemporary ills and bring about a new era of peace. This research will dissolve the sharp demarcation between premodern and modern in late nineteenth and early twentieth-century Korea by illuminating the polyphony of Enlightenment ideas, comflicting and competing between the old and new. | - |
dc.language | 영어 | - |
dc.publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) | - |
dc.title | Enlightenment on the spirit-altar: Eschatology and restoration of morality at the king kwan shrine in fin de siècle Seoul | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/rel11060273 | - |
dc.citation.journaltitle | Religions | - |
dc.identifier.wosid | 000551577700035 | - |
dc.identifier.scopusid | 2-s2.0-85086149292 | - |
dc.citation.number | 6 | - |
dc.citation.startpage | 273 | - |
dc.citation.volume | 11 | - |
dc.description.isOpenAccess | Y | - |
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthor | Kim, Jihyun | - |
dc.type.docType | Article | - |
dc.description.journalClass | 1 | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | GUANDI | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | enlightenment | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | morality books | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | spirit-writing | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | Kwanwang shrines | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | Thearch Kwan (Kwanje | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | Guandi) | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | Three Sages | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | Late Choson | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | Korean religions | - |
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