1. The Millennial Hope and Socio-Political Ideas of Millenarianism

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgements v
3. Contents vii
4. Preface ix
5. Foreword xi
6. Abbreviations xv
7. Introduction 1
8. 1. The Millennial Hope and Socio-Political Ideas of Millenarianism 7
9. 2. The Minjung as the Oppressed and Millenarianism in Korea 35
10. 3. Korean Millenarianism in Popular Shaman Literature: The Book of Jung Kam Lok 67
11. 4. Miruk Millenarianism and Maitreya, the Future Buddha 85
12. 5. Millenarian Hope in the Tonghak Movement and Tonghak Revolution 105
13. 6. Christian Millenarian Movements in the Japanese Colonial Period 1900–1945 129
14. Conclusion: Millenarianism and the Minjung Movement in Korea 171
15. Appendix A: The Proclamation of Korean Independence (March 1, 1919) 175
16. Appendix Β: Map Of Korea 179
17. Notes 181
18. References 221
19. Index 243