[KS] Introductory reading on Confucianism

[Vladimir Tikhonov]

Dear Morgan,

Have you seen an English outline of Korean Confucianism by Prof. Keum 
Jang-tae (KUm Changt'ae), entitled <Confucianism and Korean Thoughts> 
(Jimoondang Publishing Company, Seoul, 2000, 246 p.)? It looks like quite a 
good overview, but the only pity is that the shortcomings  of its only too 
literal English translation are obvious even to a non-native speaker like 
me - and would offend the eye of a native speaker perhaps in a stronger 
way. Then, a reader gets a strong impression that the book was prepared to 
publication in a great hurry - the first part (up to p. 124) lacks 
footnotes, and so on. But, despite all these problematic points, it seems 
to be one of the few professional attempts to make an outline of Korean 
Confucian history.

Greetings,

Vladimir



At 15:02 12.01.2004 -0800, you wrote:

>Dear All,
>
>Can anyone suggest a good introductory reading on Confucianism in Korea? I
>know of many excellent readings on certain proponents, rulers, periods, and
>movements within Korean Confucianism, but I am having trouble finding a good
>text that explains the fundamentals, in a Korean context, for undergraduate
>students.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Morgan
>
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Vladimir Tikhonov,
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