The Exploration of the Inner Wounds--Han

by Jae Hoon Lee

Book Overview

The untranslatable Korean word han refers to a nexus of feelings including, but not restricted to: resentment, regret, resignation, aggression, anxiety, loneliness, longing, sorrow, and emptiness. It even encompasses contradictory feelings such as hate and love. Jae Hoon Lee offers an exploration of han and its meaning in the indigenous Korean Minjung Christian Theology. Lee draws on recent studies by Korean scholars of folklore, Shamanism, literature,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555409628
• ISBN13: 9781555409623
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.4"