Nicholas Harkness’s book, Songs of Seoul: An Ethnography of Voice and Voicing in Christian South Korea (University of California Press, 2014), has been awarded the Edward Sapir Book Prize by the Society for Linguistic Anthropology (American Anthropological Association). The Edward Sapir Book Prize was established in 2001 and is awarded to a book that makes the most significant contribution to our understanding of language in society, or the ways in which language mediates historical or contemporary sociocultural processes. Nicholas Harkness is Assistant Professor...
New Course Spring 2015! Sages, Saint and Shamans; An Introduction to Korean Religions EAST ASIAN STUDIES 108 DR. SEONG-UK KIM Harvard College/GSAS: 11441 Half Course (Spring 2015) Class meets Tu., Th., 11:30 am - 1 pm
In this course, we will explore the histories, doctrines, rituals, and practices of the major religious traditions of Korea, including Buddhism, Confucianism, Christianity, and Shamanism. We will look at how these religions have interacted with each other, as well as the ways in which they have both influenced and been shaped by...