book chapter
Village life in Korea
M.E. Church • Nashville • Published In 1911 • Pages:
By: Moose, J. Robert.
Abstract
Moose spent ten years among Korean as an active missionary. His study is based upon observations of village life in Korea made during that period. This work is characterized by first-hand information in most instances. The central theme is that of the village as the unit of social organization. Following brief geographical and historical sketches, Moose presents a general discussion of the village and typical settlement patterns. He then examines in sequence the various institutionalized roles the integration of which constitutes the social system of the village. The text clearly demonstrates the integral organization of social class and sex with legal, educational, and occupational systems in the typical village. Religion cuts across all these institutional relationships and operates as the main focus in the value system; in particular it functions to structure role relationships within the family. The system of recruitment of personnel and the position of privilege are shown to be the sources of much of the recurrent stress in the Korean social system. The book closes with a sketch, appraisal of the effects of Christianity upon Korea. This section contains six life-histories of converts to Christianity; these narratives suggest some hypotheses as to whom an alternative religious doctrine would first appeal in Korean society. Overall, this book is excellent
- HRAF PubDate
- 1998
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- East Asia
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Missionary
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- RCH ; 1951; Stephen F. Borhegyi : 1952
- Field Date
- 1899-1909
- Coverage Date
- 1899-1909
- Coverage Place
- Korea
- Notes
- [by] J. Robert Moose
- This document consists of excerpts
- LCSH
- Koreans