Empire of the Dharma: Korean and Japanese Buddhism, 1877–1912. Hwansoo Ilmee Kim, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2012, xxvi
Journal Title: International Journal of Korean History - Year 2014, Vol 19, Issue 2
Abstract
At first glance, it seems improbable that a comparative study of early twentieth-century engagement between Korean and Japanese Buddhist orders could tell us much about larger issues regarding Japanese colonialism in Korea. The presence of Buddhism in Korea and Japan extends to ancient times, enjoying periods of major influence over the centuries; but in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Buddhism faced an uncertain future due to geo-political shifts in their respective countries. Unseating Buddhism from its pedestal was one of the mandates of the founders of the Chosŏn Dynasty (1392–1910) that systematically suppressed Buddhism and banned Buddhist monks from the capital. While Japan’s Tokugawa bakufu (1600–1868) did not target Buddhism in the same manner as Chosŏn Korea, Buddhism after the establishment of Imperial Japan (1868) became secondary to the Emperor who was ascribed with god-like characteristics and demanded religious devotion and observance.
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K. Kale Yu
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