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Don Baker, “Catholics and Anti-Catholicism in Choson Korea” (U. Hawaii Press, 2017)

New Books in East Asian Studies

English - May 16, 2017 21:42 - 59 minutes - ★★★★★ - 55 ratings
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Shortly after the introduction of Catholicism into Korea in the late 18th century, Korea’s Confucian government began to persecute Catholics. Why would a Confucian government torture and kill the people it was supposed to protect and nurture? Why would Koreans turn to a religion that differed fundamentally from the established...
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Shortly after the introduction of Catholicism into Korea in the late 18th century, Korea’s Confucian government began to persecute Catholics. Why would a Confucian government torture and kill the people it was supposed to protect and nurture? Why would Koreans turn to a religion that differed fundamentally from the established...

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