Description
This book presents Yi Hwang (1501-1570)--better known by his pen name, Toegye--Korea's most eminent Confucian philosopher. It is a pioneering study of Toegye's moral and religious thought that discusses his holistic ideas and experiences as a scholar, thinker, and spiritual practitioner. This study includes Toegye's major texts, essays, letters, and biographies. Edward Chung explains key concepts, original quotations, annotated notes, and thought-provoking comments to bring this monumental thinker and his work to life. Chung also considers comparative and interreligious perspectives and their contemporary relevance. By offering groundbreaking insights into Neo-Confucianism, this book sheds fresh light on the breadth and depth of Toegye's ethics and spirituality, and is an important source for scholars and students in Korean and Confucian studies and comparative philosophy and religion.
Author: Edward Y. J. Chung
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 11/01/2022
Pages: 204
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.49d
ISBN13: 9783030779269
ISBN10: 3030779262
BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | Eastern
- Literary Criticism | Asian | General
About the Author
Edward Y. J. Chung is Asian Studies Director and Professor of Religious Studies at UPEI, Canada. He is the author of The Great Synthesis of Wang Yangming Neo-Confucianism in Korea (2020), A Korean Confucian Way of Life and Thought: The Chasnŏngnok by Yi Hwang (T'oegye) (2016), and Korean Confucianism: Tradition and Modernity (2015).