Invented Traditions in North and South Korea Jackson Andrew David
Invented Traditions in North and South Korea Jackson Andrew David Almost forty years after the publication of Hobsbawm and Ranger's The Invention of Tradition, the subject of invented…
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Invented Traditions in North and South Korea Jackson Andrew David
Almost forty years after the publication of Hobsbawm and Ranger's The Invention of Tradition, the subject of invented traditions--cultural and historical practices that claim a continuity with a distant past but which are in fact of relatively recent origin--is still relevant, important, and highly contentious. The volume is divided thematically into sections covering: (1) history, religions, (2) language, (3) music, food, crafts, and finally, (4) space. Invented Traditions in North and South Korea examines the ways in which compressed modernity, Cold War conflict, and ideological opposition has impacted the revival of traditional forms in both Koreas.
It includes chapters on pseudo-histories, new religions, linguistic politeness, literary Chinese, p'ansori, heritage, North Korean food, architecture, and the invention of children's pilgrimages in the DPRK.As the first