Korea has one of the most dynamic and diverse religious cultures of any nation on earth. Koreans are highly religious; yet no single religious community enjoys dominance. Buddhists share the Korean religious landscape with both Protestant and Catholic Christians as well as with shamans; Confucians; and practitioners of numerous new religions. As a result; Korea is a fruitful site for the exploration of the various manifestations of spirituality in the modern world. At the same time; however; the complexity of the country’s religious topography can overwhelm the novice explorer.Emphasizing the attitudes and aspirations of the Korean people rather than ideology; Don Baker has written an accessible aid to navigating the highways and byways of Korean spirituality. He adopts a broad approach that distinguishes the different roles that folk religion; Buddhism; Confucianism; Christianity; and indigenous new religions have played in Korea in the past and continue to play in the present while identifying commonalities behind that diversity to illuminate the distinctive nature of spirituality on the Korean peninsula.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great background and historyBy caviebjm@umr.eduThe history and background of Zen as presented is excellent. I found it highly educational though somewhat difficult to follow at times. It just requires focused; concetrated reading. I was somewhat skeptical of the final section of the book; especially the Zen thoeries on economics. I thought that the author seemed to be stretching a bit to really get meaning from Zen philosophies and how they should apply to the modern world. But most of it was very good. Definitely worth some study time.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. very goodBy A Customerthis book was simply amazing; chris is extremely knowledgeable of his subject. a pleasure to read
