Korean Ancient Origins: Stories of People & Civilization

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Beautiful edition with a new introduction to the intriguing and unique history of Korea, its mythology and its people. Korea's myths and folklore are rooted in the ancient history of a land inhabited since Neolithic times. The earliest years are subject to myth with some references to the Gojoseon Kingdom being found in the northern region of Korea and Southern province of China in the 2300s BCE. Records become more reliable from the middle of the first millennium BCE before a 700-year stretch which is referred to as The Three Kingdom period before the ultimate domination of one of those Kingdoms, Silla, roughly at the time of the Viking Age in Europe and Scandinavia. Before long, though, the Mongol invasions of Korea in the 1200s overwhelmed the local rulers. Over 200 years later the Joseon Dynasty swept to power, heralding a golden era of independence, scientific and social development, and the creation of the Korean alphabet. AUTHOR: Jake Jackson has written, edited and contributed to over 20 books on mythology and folklore. Related works include studies of Babylonian creation myths, the philosophy of time and William Blake's use of mythology in his visionary literature. Hardback, Deluxe edition, foiled and embossed, with gilded edges

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Stella Xu (Introduction) is John R. Turbyfill Endowed Chair and Professor of History at Roanoke College in Virginia, where she teaches East Asian history. She received her PhD at the University of California, Los Angeles. Herresearch topics include history and historiography ofKorea; Korean-Chinese relations; nationalism in East Asia; history, memory and popular culture; contemporary historical disputes in East Asia; and early Korean-US relations from the late-nineteenth to the early-twentieth centuries.Her essays and book reviews have appeared inKorean Studies,Journal of Korean Studies, Pacific Affairs,ASIANetwork Exchange: A Journal for Asian Studies in the Liberal Arts,Women and Social Movement in the United States, 16002000 andJapanese Studies Association Journal. Her book,Reconstructing Ancient Korean History: The Formation of Korean-ness in the Shadow of History(Lexington Books) was published in June, 2016.