[KS] Re: most Christian city in Asia

rupert rupert at aks.ac.kr
Mon Dec 8 21:16:51 EST 2003


For an interesting read on Hananim see Don Baker's:

Hanaim, Hanunim, Hanullim, and Hanollim: The Construction of Terminology for Kroean Monotheism in The review of Kroean Studies Vol5 No.1 June 2002 (p105 - 132).

Rupert MJ Atkinson

> Also, in reference to Mr. Driscoll's explanation of the term
> "Hananim," although the word appears to be a sort of "pun" on the word
> for "one," with the added honorific "-nim," it is actually just a
> variant pronunciation of the word "haneunim," from "haneul"
> ('heaven') plus the honorific. "Haneunim" is a traditional Korean
> term that predates Christianity's introduction to Korea.
> Gary Rector



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