Culture and Costums of Korea (Google eBook)

Donald N Clark

Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000 - Social Science - 204 pages

For centuries, although strongly influenced by the Chinese, Koreans have maintained a unique civilization with their own language, social organization, food, national costume, political institutions, and customs. The disruptions of the 20th century have included a long and difficult period of foreign rule and a devastating civil war. However, Koreans continue to prize their traditional culture, and the younger generations have embraced Koreanness with a determination to assert Korea's place in the world. Culture and Customs of Korea artfully depicts the past and present in North and South Korea with chapters on the story of the Korean people, thought and religion, arts and literature, performing arts, daily life and folkways, life in a Korean village, life in urban Korean, and gender, marriage, and the lives of Korean women. A chronology and glossary supplement the text.

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Review: Culture and Customs of Korea

User Review  - Ellen - Goodreads

I didn't completely finish this book before I had to take it back to the library. It was a good overview of Korean culture, interesting and well-written. I just wish that more of it had lodged in my brain. Everything's so unfamiliar that it's hard to remember!

Contents

• The Story of the Korean People: 1
• Thought and Religion: 29
• Arts and Literature: 61
• Performing Arts: 81
• Daily Life and Folkways: 91
• Life in a Korean Village: 119
• Life in Urban Korea: 135
• Gender Marriage and the Lives of Korean Women: 157
• Greater Korea Looking Ahead: 179
• Glossary: 185
• Suggestions for Further Reading: 193
• Index: 199

About the author

DONALD N. CLARK is Professor of History and Director of International Studies at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Culture and Costums of Korea; ABC-Clio ebook; Culture and Customs of Korea, Donald N. Clark, ISSN 1097-0738
• Author: Donald N Clark
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000
• ISBN: 0313304564, 9780313304569
• Length: 204 pages
• Subjects: Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural; Social Science / Customs & Traditions