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" Su-un and his world of symbols : "
Paul Beirne.
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1000554
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b754924
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Beirne, Paul.
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Su-un and his world of symbols : : the founder of Korea's first indigenous religion /\ Paul Beirne.
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Farnham, England ;Burlington, VT :: Ashgate,, ©2009.
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1 online resource (xviii, 206 pages) :: illustrations
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0754662845
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: 0754696375
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: 9780754662846
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: 9780754696377
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9780754662846
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Materials and method -- Su-un's life and times -- Su-un's encounter with the Lord of Heaven -- The mystical talisman -- The sacred incantation -- Su-un's final self-image -- Haewol and the unity of all creation -- Su-un's legacy -- Donghak/Cheondo-gyo in historical perspective.
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Su-un and His World of Symbols explores the image which Choe Che-u (Su-un), the founder of Donghak (Eastern Learning) Korea's first indigenous religion, had of himself as a religious leader and human being. Su-un gave his life so that he could share his symbols, his scriptures and the foundational principals of his religion with all people, regardless of their status, gender, age or education. His egalitarian creed challenged the major religious traditions in Korea, and Korean society as a whole, to reflect on the innate dignity of each individual, and to reform their social, ethical and relig.
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Ch'oe, Che-u,1824-1864.
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Ch'oe, Che-u,1824-1864
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Ch'ŏndogyo.
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Ch'ŏndogyo.
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BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY-- Religious.
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RELIGION-- Clergy.
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| Dewey Classification
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200.92B
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BL2240.C592C473 2009eb
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