Asian Millenarianism
Author | : Hong Beom Rhee |
Publisher | : Cambria Press |
Total Pages | : 468 |
Release | : 2007 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781934043424 |
ISBN-13 | : 1934043427 |
Rating | : 4/5 (24 Downloads) |
Download or read book Asian Millenarianism written by Hong Beom Rhee and published by Cambria Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This groundbreaking book reexamines the Taiping and the Tonghak movements in 19th-century Asia. Providing an understanding of the movements as an expression, in part, of deeply rooted Asian spiritual ideas, the work also offers historical and philosophical reflections on what studies of Asian millenarianism can contribute to the comparative study of millenarianism.