Enlightenment on the Spirit-Altar: Eschatology and Restoration of Morality at the King Kwan Shrine in <i>Fin de siècle</i> Seoul
The period from the Treaty of Kanghwa (1876) until the fall of the Korean Empire (1897–1910) is commonly characterized as a period of <i>kaehwa</i>—Enlightenment—in which the Chosŏn state strived to reform and modernize. This article complicates the notion of Enlightenment in the late Ch...
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MDPI AG
2020-05-01
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| Series: | Religions |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/11/6/273 |