James Scarth Gale and his History of the Korean people
- Author/Creator:
- Gale, James Scarth, 1863-1937
- Publication/Creation:
- Seoul : Royal Asiatic Society, Korea Branch, 1972
- Resource Type:
- Book
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- Full Title:
- James Scarth Gale and his History of the Korean people / A new edition of the history together with a biography and annotated bibliographies by Richard Rutt
- Uniform Title:
- History of the Korean people
- Variant Titles:
- History of the Korean people
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- Additional Author/Creators:
- Rutt, Richard, editor
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Description/Summary
- Table of Contents:
- I. A biography of James Scarth Gale -- Scottish-Canadian boy 1863-1884 -- Missionary volunteer 1884-1888 -- Pioneer missionary in Korea 1888-1891 -- Wonsan 1892-1897 -- Educator 1898-1910 -- Korean studies 1910-1920 -- Literature for Korea 1920-1927 -- Retirement in England 1928-1937 -- Scholar and missionary -- II. Foundations -- Korean myths: Tan'gun and Ch'i Tzu -- Chinese mythical emperors; taoism -- Gautama buddha -- Confucius -- Customs of Chou and Ch'in -- The Han dynasty and its Korean colonies -- III. The three kingdoms -- Foundation myths: Koguryo and Silla -- Foundation myths: Paekche; early Koguryo and Silla -- Third-century Koguryo; the Chinese wars of the Three Kingdoms -- The fourth century ; the coming of buddhism -- Fifth-century culture and ideals -- Sixth-century Silla ; Ondal -- IV. United Silla -- Seventh-century unification of Korea -- Eighth-century T'ang and Silla culture -- Ninth century Silla culture -- V. Koryo -- Tenth century: foundation of Koryo -- Eleventh-century Koryo culture -- Twelfth-century Koryo and Sung ; the rise of the Mongols -- Yi Kyubo -- Thirteenth-century Mongol domination -- Fourteenth-century Mongol domination -- The end of Koryo -- VI. The Yi dynasty -- The founding of the Yi dynasty: T'aejo -- The fifteenth century I: T'aejong -- The fifteenth century II: Sejong -- The fifteenth century III: Munjong, Tanjong, Sejo, Songjong -- The sixteenth century I: Yonsan-gun, Chungjong; T'oegye -- The sixteenth century II: Injong, Myongjon; Yulgok -- The sixteenth century III: Sonjo; the Hideyoshi invasions -- The seventeenth century I: Kwanghae-gun; Yi Kwal -- The seventeenth century II: Injo; the Manchu invasions -- The seventeenth century III: Hyojong, Sukchong; Kim Ch'angop -- The eighteenth century I: Yongjo; folk festivals; the 'Coffin king' -- The eighteenth century II: Yongjo; memorial stones -- The eighteenth-nineteenth centuries: Chongjo, Sunjo -- The nineteenth century I: Honjong, Ch'olchong -- The nineteenth century II: Kojong -- The nineteenth century III: the end of the Korean kingdom.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- xi, 396 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 9936601387102486
- OCLC Number:
- 00481520
- Barcode:
- 300000447818
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