Shamanism gradually gave way to Confucianism or Buddhism as a tool for ... with many foreigners following in the footsteps of revered Korean monks through training at Songgwang-sa temple in South ...

To begin, a long tradition of Confucianism has established a society in which the scholar sits at the top of the social hierarchy and the attainment of knowledge is considered a priority. The educated ...

We looked at the cultural history of the Korean folk song arirang, the musical secrets of the world-conquering K-pop, and the impact of the meeting of Confucianism and consumerism ... King's Regional ...