Download or read book The Land of Scholars written by Jae-eun Kang and published by Homa & Sekey Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the historical development of Korean Confucianism in terms of its social functions. This book examines the types of transfiguration Confucianism underwent and the role it played in each period of Korean history. It spans from the Three Kingdoms period (18 BCE to 660 CE) to the Joseon dynasty (1392-1910).