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2023 | 80 | 227-238

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Chondoist Religion in North Korea: Selected Aspects

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Religia czondoistyczna w Korei Północnej – wybrane aspekty

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Czondoizm to dwudziestowieczna koreańska religia panteistyczna, oparta na dziewiętnastowiecznym ruchu Tonghak. Pierwotnie czondoizm był uznawany za religię narodową Korei, w odróżnieniu od buddyzmu i chrześcijaństwa. Będąc ruchem patriotycznym, Czondoizm mógł się rozwinąć w Korei Północnej, kiedy ta została wyzwolona spod okupacji japońskiej (1910–1945). Pomimo charakteru reżimu północnokoreańskiego czondoizm jest nadal obecny w społeczeństwie Korei Północnej. Podobnie jak inne grupy religijne w Korei Północnej, dzisiejsza religia czondoistyczna służy celom politycznym w tym kraju, ponieważ Czondoistyczna Partia Czongu należy do Demokratycznego Frontu na rzecz Zjednoczenia Ojczyzny. Trudno też nie doceniać wpływu czondoizmu na społeczeństwo Korei Północnej.
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Chondoism is a 20th-century Korean pantheistic religion, based on the 19th-century Tonghak movement. Originally, Chondoism was recognized as the national religion of Korea, unlike Buddhism and Christianity. Being a patriotic movement, Chondoism was able to develop itself in North Korea when North Korea was liberated from the Japanese occupation (1910–1945). Despite the nature of the North Korean regime, Chondoism is still present in the North Korean society. Like other religious groups in North Korea, the Chondoist religion today serves political aims in this country as the Chondoist Chongu Party belongs to the Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea. On the other side, its influence cannot be neglected when understanding the society of North Korea.

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80

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227-238

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2023

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  • Polish Academy of Sciences

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Biblioteka Nauki
25806073

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bwmeta1.element.ojs-doi-10_15804_athena_2023_80_13
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