New Goddess On Mount Paektu

Author : Robert Winstanley-Chesters
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1838070206

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New Goddess on Mount Paektu by Robert Winstanley-Chesters Pdf

The 'Paektusan Generals' have ruled supreme over North Korea since 1948, three Kims to rule them all. North Korean historiography, ideology and statecraft have it that Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un are everything from Alpha to Omega as far as power and charisma is concerned in Pyongyang. Historians might of course suggest that this was not always so, that North Korea had to create its own narrative and mythology as it went along to develop, consolidate and maintain control over its territory. Kim Il Sung had to be transformed along the way from guerrilla fighter to father of the nation, founder of a dynasty, heir to the energies and power of Mount Paektu. This book explores a character vital to this story and its mythographies, but little known and rarely deeply considered, Kim Jong Suk, the first wife of Kim Il Sung, mother to Kim Jong Il and grandmother to Kim Jong Un. Kim Jong Suk is herself transformed by North Korean history, melded by the political energies of Pyongyang's theatric politics, moulded by projections of geomantic power from both Korea's deep past, and nationalist present. Robert Winstanley-Chesters traverses the imagined and reconstructed mythologies of Kim Jong Suk's transformation from traumatised child of colonial oppression, to notorious 'crackshot', revolutionary warrior hero, a New Goddess on Mount Paektu.

Author : Betsy Huang,Victor Román Mendoza
Publisher : Asian American Literature in T
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108830843

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Asian American Literature in Transition, 1996-2020: Volume 4 by Betsy Huang,Victor Román Mendoza Pdf

This volume examines the concerns - political, literary, and identity-based - of contemporary Asian American literatures in neoliberal times.

Author : Rafael Barracuda
Publisher : Smashwords
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Cultures, religions and Ethics by Rafael Barracuda Pdf

This book is about Cultures, Religions and their ethics in the world, their development and their transition to a world that is becoming more and more one. All kinds of aspects of different cultures are described: The difference between race and culture, modern subcultures like e.g. the Ghotics, and immigration cultures in Europe especially of Muslims. In addition, there is a chapter on paranormal matters considered from a scientific point of view. It also describes Western, Hindu and Chinese numerology and the I Ching. Then there is a chapter on the core of Judaism, Christianity, Islam and other religions. There is a special chapter describing traditional ethnic cultures, of various Indian and African peoples and myths both from Ancient Egypt, the Gilgamesh epic, the King Gesar epic,from Tibet and Mongolia and myths from Korea and other peoples. .For example, a description of the Book of Giants is included,shedding new light on Genesis, which holds a warning for the future. Then there is a description of a possible rule of life, education and philosphy, which can take place in a globalised world. According to the author, all cultures and religions must change if they are to be part of a future multicultural, multi-religious world that has become one. For this, the bad elements must disappear from all ethnic and other cultures and the good elements must be preserved.

Author : Gina L. Barnes,Tsutomu Soda
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781789691733

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TephroArchaeology in the North Pacific by Gina L. Barnes,Tsutomu Soda Pdf

‘TephroArchaeology’ (from the Japanese, kazanbai kōkogaku – lit. volcanic ash archaeology), refers to a sub-discipline of archaeology developed in Japan in the last few decades. This book brings into the English-speaking world tephroarchaeological investigations by archaeologists in Japan whose results are usually only accessible in Japanese.

Author : Rafael Barracuda
Publisher : Smashwords
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2022-07-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781005980252

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How the world can be improved by Rafael Barracuda Pdf

If we want to improve life on earth and our own lives, it is necessary to find a new guide: one that can meet the challenges of our time and of the future. The old guides were good in principle, but have become bogged down in calcified structures, often accomplishing the opposite of what was originally intended. The development of society makes it necessary to find new guiding principles from time to time. To do so, however, we need to know what the history was, how the present society is structured, and how it is likely to develop. The author aims to discover this by highlighting the following topics: Information: truth and lies Conspiracies: real and imagined conspiracies Nodes and choices: in history and as individuals Education Religions Cultures and subcultures Good and evil Resolving conflicts Freedom Justice Security How a poor country can become rich. Nature and the environment and global warming Art Creativity The meaning of life Peace Reform of the United Nations Health: Physical and mental Advice on how to become happy What ultimately matters is how to safeguard and promote life on earth. According to the author, making the right choice at certain crucial moments (called "nodes") is of great importance. Ultimately, it is about love and the unity of all and everything,

Author : Colin Wilson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Religion
ISBN : STANFORD:36105025128997

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The Atlas of Holy Places & Sacred Sites by Colin Wilson Pdf

This account of holy sites and mysterious ruins aims to capture the spirit of the places themselves. It explains their myths and legends and shows their continuing importance down the ages. Part One examines over 100 key sites and shows how they came to be regarded as sacred and their subsequent history. The sites are divided geographically into sections, such as Africa and the Middle East, Europe and Australia, and the Pacific. Each of these areas is introduced by a hand-drawn map showing all of the sites described and other areas of interest, such as ancient burial grounds, temples and natural sites. Part Two is a map-based gazetteer of over 1000 sacred sites. The sites are plotted over 20 maps, which are then followed by listings giving information about each holy place. The maps show the location of each site and the period in which it was built or used.

Author : Kun-Young Park,Dae Young Kwon,Ki Won Lee,Sunmin Park
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-19
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781351643696

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Korean Functional Foods by Kun-Young Park,Dae Young Kwon,Ki Won Lee,Sunmin Park Pdf

Koreans believe the adage of food as medicine. Therefore, herbs or fruit ingredients such as ginger, cinnamon, adlay, mugwort, pomegranate, and ginseng are used for their therapeutic effects as much as cooking. This book provide information related to Korean functional food. It first describes the history and culture of Korean foods, and then compares Korean diet tables with other Asian countries and Western countries. Also, the book will cover detailed information of Korean functional foods such as kimchi, soybean products, ginseng, salt, oil and seeds. It also deals with its health benefits and processing methods, followed by rules and regulations related to its manufacture and sales.

Author : Adam Cathcart,Robert Winstanley-Chesters,Christopher K. Green
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134811045

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Change and Continuity in North Korean Politics by Adam Cathcart,Robert Winstanley-Chesters,Christopher K. Green Pdf

In the years since the death of Kim Jong-il and the formal acknowledgement of Kim Jong-un as head of state, the North Korean regime has made a series of moves to further augment and consolidate the ideological foundations of Kimism and cement the young leader’s legitimacy. Historical narratives have played a critical, if often unnoticed, role in this process. This book seeks to chronicle these historical changes and continuities. Continuity and Change in North Korean Politics explores the stable and shifting political, cultural and economic landscapes of North Korea in the era of Kim Jong-un. The contributors deploy a variety of methodologies of analysis focused on the content, narratives and discourses of politics under Kim Jong-un, tracing its historical roots and contemporary practical and conceptual manifestations. Moving beyond most analyses of North Korea’s political and institutional ideologies, the book explores uncharted spaces of social and cultural relations, including children’s literature, fisheries, grassland reclamation, commemorative culture, and gender. By examining critical moments of change and continuity in the country’s past, it builds a holistic analysis of national politics as it is currently deployed and experienced. Demonstrating how historical, political and cultural narratives continue to be adapted to suit new and challenging circumstances, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of Korean Studies, Korean Politics and Asian Studies.

Author : David C. Lewis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317194378

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Religion in Japanese Daily Life by David C. Lewis Pdf

Are Japanese people religious – and, if so, in what ways? David Lewis addresses this question from the perspective of ordinary Japanese people in the context of their life cycles, and explores why they engage in religious activities. He not only discusses how Japanese people engage in different religious practices as they encounter new events in their lives but also analyses the attitudes and motivations behind their behaviour. Activities such as fortune-telling, religious rites in the workplace, ancestral rites and visits to shrines and temples are actually engaged in by many people who view themselves as ‘non- religious’ but express their motivations in terms other than the conventional ‘religious’ ones. This book outlines the religious options available, and assesses why people choose particular religious activities at various times in their lives or in specific circumstances. The author challenges some widespread assumptions about religion in urban and industrial contexts and also shows how some of the underlying motivations behind Japanese behaviour are expressed both in religious and non-religious forms.

Author : Riamsara Kuyakanon,Hildegard Diemberger,David Sneath
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-25
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781000482300

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Cosmopolitical Ecologies Across Asia by Riamsara Kuyakanon,Hildegard Diemberger,David Sneath Pdf

Cosmopolitical Ecologies Across Asia offers a unique insight into the non-human and spiritual dimensions of environmental management in a changing world. This volume presents a comparative, place-based exploration of landscapes across Asia and the entities, practices and knowledges that inhabit them. Rather than treating sacred mountains, terrains and water sources as self-contained, esoteric religious phenomena, the authors consider them within critical 'cosmopolitical ecologies' framings in which non-human entities are engaged as actors in the socio-political arena. The chapters include case studies of healing springs recognized by governments, and sacred mountains that are addressed by heads of states and Communist Party cadres, or that speak to the faithful through spirit mediums in a politics of re-enchantment. Contributors explore the diverse ways in which non-human entities such as forest spirits, reindeer, mountains and Buddhist Masters of the Land are engaged by humans to navigate environmental change and address a range of ecological threats from large-scale mining to climate change. Cosmopolitical ecologies approaches encompass the healing power of topography as well as transformative intimacies with other-than-human beings such as sparrows within an Islamic eco-theological poetic setting. In this light the book observes dynamic and creative processes of cosmological innovation including the repurposing of ritual to address challenges such as the Covid-19 epidemic. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of environment and society across disciplinary perspectives in general, and to anthropologists, human geographers, political ecologists, indigenous studies, area studies, environmental sciences and environmental humanities scholars in particular. The Introduction to this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

Author : Mark Peterson
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9781438127385

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Brief History by Mark Peterson Pdf

Written by one of the leading experts on Korea, A Brief History of Korea covers the history of Korea from the origins of the Korean people in prehistoric times to the economic and political situation in North and South Korea today. Providing a detailed overview of the cultural and historical influences that have shaped Korean society, the author discusses the major periods of Korean history Three Kingdoms, Koryo Dynasty, and Chosun Dynasty; the foreign invasions Korea has endured; the post-World War II situation that led to the country's division and the Korean War; and developments in North and South Korea from the end of the Korean War up through the present.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1242 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Sydney (N.S.W.)
ISBN : UCSD:31822017509910

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The Bulletin by Anonim Pdf

Author : Donald N. Clark
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2000-08-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780313007279

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Culture and Customs of Korea by Donald N. Clark Pdf

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.

Author : Alan Carter Covell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Korea
ISBN : IND:39000005588335

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Folk Art and Magic by Alan Carter Covell Pdf

Author : P. S. Ramakrishnan,K. G. Saxena,U. M. Chandrashekara
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105022951565

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Conserving the Sacred by P. S. Ramakrishnan,K. G. Saxena,U. M. Chandrashekara Pdf

This text, sponsored by UNESCO, provides a critical evaluation of the sacred groves from a variety of perspectives: ecological, social, anthropological and cultural attributes of the sacred groves; spatial dimensions of the sacred, leading to species- and landscape-level analysis, determining ecosystem/langscape level functional attributes; the whole issue of managing the sacred in the contemporary climate of declining natural resources, land degradation and rehabilitation ecology; and management related policy implications.