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Tonghak, or Eastern Learning, was the first major new religion in modern Korean history. Founded in 1860, it combined aspects of a variety of Korean religious traditions. Because of its appeal to the poor and marginalized, it became best known for its prominent role in the largest peasant rebellion in Korean history in 1894, which set the stage for a wider regional conflict, the Sino-Japanese War of 1894â1895. Although the rebellion failed, it caused immense changes in Korean society and played a part in the war that ended in Japan's victory and its eventual rise as an imperial power. It was in this context of social change and an increasingly perilous international situation that Tonghak rebuilt itself, emerging as ChÅndogyo (Teaching of the Heavenly Way) in 1906. During the years before Japanâs annexation of Korea in 1910, ChÅndogyo continued to evolve by engaging with new currents in social and political thought, strengthening its institutions, and using new communication technolo

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      Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 8/30/2014 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780824838881, 978-0824838881
      ISBN10: 0824838882
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      Book Synopsis
      Tonghak, or Eastern Learning, was the first major new religion in modern Korean history. Founded in 1860, it combined aspects of a variety of Korean religious traditions. Because of its appeal to the poor and marginalized, it became best known for its prominent role in the largest peasant rebellion in Korean history in 1894, which set the stage for a wider regional conflict, the Sino-Japanese War of 1894â1895. Although the rebellion failed, it caused immense changes in Korean society and played a part in the war that ended in Japan's victory and its eventual rise as an imperial power. It was in this context of social change and an increasingly perilous international situation that Tonghak rebuilt itself, emerging as ChÅndogyo (Teaching of the Heavenly Way) in 1906. During the years before Japanâs annexation of Korea in 1910, ChÅndogyo continued to evolve by engaging with new currents in social and political thought, strengthening its institutions, and using new communication technolo

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