The latest issue of the English journal "The Review of Korean Studies," published by the Academy of Korea Studies, explores Confucianism in 19th century Joseon and the belief system's response to the challenges it faced at the time. Presenting three analyses by specialists in Joseon-period Confucianism Prof. Baek Min-jung of the Catholic University of Korea, Prof. Kim Seon-hee of Ewha Womans Univers.
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I ll leave the political forecasts to others, but I want to focus on social issues. Let s look at social trends and predict where things might go in 2023. And good riddance to 2022, a really awful year - the third year of the COVID pandemic. Maybe I need to admit that this view of 2022 is highly subjective - the fact that it is perhaps the final year of the pandemic is a positive thing - if, indeed, it turns out to be the final year of the pandemic. There is hope, at this point, that 2023 will be a better year.
In recent months I have seen numerous “complaints” or “criticisms” of Confucianism on my YouTube channel. I ve seen criticisms of genealogy, of ancestor ceremonies and of the seonbi (the well-educated man who takes and passes exams in traditional times). People are calling for an end to Confucianism as they know it.