Formation and Transformation of Korean Confucianism

This book examines the formation and transformation of Korean Confu­cianism from the early historical period through the colonial and post­liberation eras to the divided Korea of the late 20^th century. It traces the ways in which Confucian thought, originally transmitted from China, was introduced to the Korean Peninsula, adapted to local conditions, and grad­ually established as one of the central intellectual, political, ethical, and cultural traditions of Korea. Rather than treating Korean Confucianism as a passive reception of Chinese ideas, the study emphasizes its historical process of indigenization and transformation within changing Korean so­cial and political contexts.