Seong Uk KIM received his PhD from the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Los Angeles in 2013. He is currently an assistant professor at Columbia University. Previously he worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Washington University in St. Louis and Harvard University. Some of his major publications include “Kwanŭm (Avalokiteśvara) Divination: Buddhist Reconciliation with Confucianism in the Late Chosŏn” (2020), “Korean Confucianization of Zen: Ch’oŭi Ŭisun’s (1786–1866) Affirmation of a Confucian Literati Approach to Buddhism in Late Chosŏn” (2016), and “The Zen Theory of Language: Linji Yixuan’s Teaching of ‘Three Statements, Three Mysteries, and Three Essentials’” (2015). E-mail: sk4236@columbia.edu
關鍵詞
Pre-modern Korean Buddhism; Korean Buddhism; Research trends in Korean Buddhism; Korean Buddhist Studies; Korean Buddhist Studies in North America
摘要
This paper is a survey of the research on Korean Buddhism in North America from 2000 to 2021, highlighting the contributions of scholars from this region. Focusing on the research findings that cover various topics of Korean Buddhism, in particular, of pre-modern times, this paper outlines the trends of research by dividing this period into two eleven-year sub-periods: (1) 2000 to 2010, and (2) 2011 to 2021. The fifty-nine journal articles, book chapters, disserations, and books for the twenty-two-year span can be divided into three topical areas: (1) the meaning, feature, or development of Korean Buddhism within the Korean or East Asian context, focusing on Korean Buddhism from a religious studies, comparative religions, or socio-political perspectives; (2) the thought and practice of Korean Buddhism, fousing on specific monks, texts, practices, or rituals in Korea; (3) Korean Buddhism from the art historian perspective, including research on Buddhist paintings, statues, temples, or pagodas. The research findings saw an increase in number in the second sub-period in all three topical fields, but these findings are still few in number, which suggests that pre-modern Korean Buddhist studies have not been firmly established in North America. With more materials available through online databases, it is expected that more research will be produced in the future with more diverse approaches.
目次
Abstract 72 Introduction 73 First Period (2000–2010) 75 Religious Studies, Comparative Religions, and Socio-Political Approach Buddhist Monks, Practices, and Texts in Korea Buddhist Art History Second Period (2011–2021) 80 Religious Studies, Comparative Religions, and Socio-Political Approach Buddhist Monks, Practices, and Texts in Korea Buddhist Art History Conclusion 88 Notes 89 References 90
