개신교와 민속 종교성: 일본과 한국 비교
Sung Gun Kim
Theology of Mission May 31, 2018 DOI: 10.14493/ksoms.2018.2.11 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Comparative historical analysis Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Protestant Christianity and folk religiosity in Korea and Japan |
| Key points | Argues that in Korea the natural relationship between conservative Protestantism (Presbyterian or Pentecostal) and shamanism allowed Pentecostal Christianity emphasizing exorcism and healing to make considerable advances, whereas in Japan ordinary believers in folk religion and shamanism joined new salvation religions such as Tenrikyo, Konkokyo, and Soka Gakkai, which offered solutions to poverty and healing in the 1960s. |
Abstract
Considering the contrasting pattern of the acceptance and development of Christianity in Korea and Japan, the present study aims to compare Protestant Christianity and people’s religiosity in these two neighboring countries, and shed some light on the current debate on religiosity in East Asia. In Korea, where the relationship between conservative Protestantism (Presbyterian or Pentecostal) and shamanism (folk religious practice) is perfectly natural, Pentecostal forms of Christianity that emphasize the New Testament’s practice of exorcism and healing made considerable advances. Contrarily, in Japan, ordinary believers of folk religion and shamanism (“mass religiosity”) went to join the so-called ‘new salvation religions,’ such as Tenrikyo, Konkokyo and Soka Gakkai, which offered solutions to poverty, as well as healing in the 1960s.