Seohak
Sign in to saveSeohak was the introduction of technology, philosophy and most prominently, Catholicism and Western ideas to Joseon Korea in the 18th century. It is also occasionally referred to as Cheonjuhak () which means 'Heavenly Learning'. Literally meaning "Western learning", Seohak's antonym was Donghak (; ), which featured neo-Confucianism and other traditional ways of thought.
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Vinony's link graph records 40 inbound references to Seohak, and connects out to Beijing, Buddhism and Seoul.
It is catalogued under topics including Christianity in Joseon and Korean Catholics.
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Seohak was the introduction of technology, philosophy and most prominently, Catholicism and Western ideas to Joseon Korea in the 18th century. It is also occasionally referred to as Cheonjuhak () which means 'Heavenly Learning'. Literally meaning "Western learning", Seohak's antonym was Donghak (; ), which featured neo-Confucianism and other traditional ways of thought.
==History== Catholicism entered Korea indirectly in the 18th century via limited transmission of royal messengers carrying books from missionaries in Qing China. In this way, Seohak slowly entered Korea in the form of foreign books translated into Classical Chinese. This is unique in that Catholicism originally spread without the direct influence of missionaries in Korea. Although, eventually foreign missionaries entered Korea in 1836.
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