Korean Anthropology: Contemporary Korean Culture in Flux

Author: Edited by Korean National Commission for UNESCO
Publisher: Hollym
Pub. Date: Jan. 2003
Hardcover: 647 pages
Dimensions (in inches): 9.25 x 6.25 x 1.5

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About This Book

Jam packed with 31 academic yet readily readable articles from the best anthropology-related papers published in the Korean National Commission for UNESCO's Korea Journal, the book instantly becomes recommended reading for anyone interested in anything from "Smoking in Korea" and "Strategies of a Korean Fortune-teller" to "Women and the Culture Surrounding Childbirth" and "Living Space in Traditional Houses," all written by some of the most authoritative names in the field from both Korea and abroad. Sections include How to Understand Korean Culture: Changing Tradition; The World of Women; Magic, Science and Religion in Modern Korea: and Too Modern Too Soon?.

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