Religion and Social Formation in Korea : Minjung and Millenarianism

The series __Religion and Society__ (RS) contributes to the exploration of religions as social systems both in Western and non-Western societies; in particular, it examines religions in their differentiation from, and intersection with, other cultural systems, such as art, economy, law and politics. Due attention is given to paradigmatic case or comparative studies that exhibit a clear theoretical orientation with the empirical and historical data of religion and such aspects of religion as ritual, the religious imagination, constructions of tradition, iconography, or media. In addition, the formation of religious communities, their construction of identity, and their relation to society and the wider public are key issues of this series. " 1. The Millennial Hope and Socio-Political Ideas of Millenarianism 23 1.1 The Millennial Hope 23 1.2 The Millennial Views 25 1.3 Millenarianism in Socio-Political Context 28 1.4 Millenarianism and Messianic Leadership 41 1.5 The Kingdom of God and the Millennium 44 1.6 Millenarianism and Revolution 47 2. The Minjung as the Oppressed and Millenarianism in Korea 51 2.1 Oppressors and the Oppressed Minjung 51 2.2 Korean History, Minjung and Millenarianism 59 2.3 Minjung Religions and Messianic Leadership 76 3. Korean Millenarianism in Popular Shaman Literature: The Book of Jung Kam Lok 83 3.1 The Book of Jung Kam Lok 83 3.2 Jung Messiah and Millenarianism 88 3.3 Jung Kam Lok and Minjung Legends 94 3.4 Jung Kam Lok and Revolution 95 3.5 The Influence of Jung Kam Lok on other Religions 97 4. Miruk Millenarianism and Maitreya, the future Buddha 101 4.1 The Buddhist Mission to Korea 101 4.2 Maitreya, the Future Buddha in Korea 103 4.3 Miruk Messiah and Yonghwa World in Maitreya 110 4.4 Historical Consciousness of Maitreya and Minjung 113 4.5 The Failure of the Maitreya Movement and its Influence 117 5. Millenarian Hope in the Tonghak Movement and Tonghak Revolution 121 5.1 A History of the Tonghak Movement 121 5.2 Perspectives for the Study of the Tonghak Movement 124 5.3 The Oppressed Minjung in Socio-Economic Political Context and Choi Messiah 127 5.4 In Nae Chon, Justice and the Millenarian Hope 132 5.5 Tonghak Revolution and Tonghak Peasants 136 6. Christian Millenarian Movements in the Japanese Colonial Period: 1900-1945 145 6.1 The Beginnings of Christianity in Korea 145 6.2 Millenarian Views and Historical Perspectives of the Korean Church 154 6.3 Japanese Colonial Rule and the Oppressed Minjung 164 6.4 Messianism in Korea and Japanese Shinto-Nationalism 168 6.5 The Independence Movement and Millennial Hope 178 Conclusion: Millenarianism and the Minjung Movement in Korea 187 Appendix A. The Proclamation of Korean Independence 191 Appendix B. Map Of Korea 195 Notes 197 References 237 Index 259

The series Religion and Society (RS) contributes to the exploration of religions as social systems– both in Western and non-Western societies; in particular, it examines religions in their differentiation from, and intersection with, other cultural systems, such as art, economy, law and politics. Due attention is given to paradigmatic case or comparative studies that exhibit a clear theoretical orientation with the empirical and historical data of religion and such aspects of religion as ritual, the religious imagination, constructions of tradition, iconography, or media. In addition, the formation of religious communities, their construction of identity, and their relation to society and the wider public are key issues of this series.

By Sang Taek Lee. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [221]-242) And Index.