JDTREA (Journal of Daesoon Thought and the Religions of East Asia)

About The Journal of Daesoon Thought and the Religions of East Asia

Journal of Daesoon Thought and the Religions of East Asia is a peer-reviewed, academic journal published in English by the Daesoon Academy of Sciences. In 1992, Daesoon Academy of Sciences was established at Daejin University. The goal of the academy is to stimulate dialogue and exchange ideas, theories, and perspectives among scholars in both Asia and the West, by publishing cutting-edge articles in all subfields of Daesoon Studies and the Religions of East Asia. JDTREA was first published in 2021. JDTREA is widely recognized by scholars as one of the leading English-language journals in the field of Daesoon Studies.
EDITOR’S PREFACE

Sep 30, 2023

EDITOR’S PREFACE

Carole M. CUSACK

J. Daesoon Thought Relig. East Asia 2023;3(1):9-10.
https://doi.org/10.25050/JDTREA.2023.3.1.9
Original Articles

Sep 30, 2023

Every Picture Tells a Story: The New York Unicorn Tapestries and Daesoon Jinrihoe’s Simudo Paintings

Massimo INTROVIGNE

J. Daesoon Thought Relig. East Asia 2023;3(1):13-32.
https://doi.org/10.25050/JDTREA.2023.3.1.13

Both the late 15th-century Unicorn Tapestries now at the Cloisters Museum in New York and Daesoon Jinrihoe’s Simudo Paintings present a religious narrative through the symbol of the search for an animal that is then subdued. This is now the prevailing scholarly interpretation of the New York Unicorn Tapestries, with the unicorn representing Jesus Christ, although a concurrent reading alluding to human love cannot be excluded. The article examines the New York Unicorn Tapestries according to their Christological interpretation, rooted in tradi...
Original Articles

Sep 30, 2023

A Study on the Relationship between Kang Jeungsan and Jo Jeongsan Described in Chapter Two of Progress of the Order

Namsik KO, Jason GREENBERGER

J. Daesoon Thought Relig. East Asia 2023;3(1):33-56.
https://doi.org/10.25050/JDTREA.2023.3.1.33

Although English-language academic materials on Kang Jeungsan (강증산/姜甑山 1871–1909) are steadily increasing, the same cannot be said of Jo Jeongsan (조정산/道主趙鼎山 1895–1958) who remains under-researched as figure of profound significance to the Korean new religion Daesoon Jinrihoe (대순진리회/大巡眞理會). Furthermore, in materials produced by Daesoon Jinrihoe that are later translated into English, the connections that exist between Kang Jeungsan and Jo Jeongsan are often reduced to a few representative exam...
Original Articles

Sep 30, 2023

The Post-Jeungsan Grassroots Movements: Charismatic Leadership in Bocheongyo and Mugeukdo in Colonial Korea

David W. KIM

J. Daesoon Thought Relig. East Asia 2023;3(1):57-85.
https://doi.org/10.25050/JDTREA.2023.3.1.57

The politico-economic waives of Western imperialism and colonialism, along with Christianity, affected East Asia’s geopolitical landscape in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. While the Korean people (of the Joseon Dynasty) witnessed the incompetence of Buddhism, Confucianism, and folk religions in maintaining social cohesion with a sense of frustration, the new religious movements (NRMs) emerged to provide altrnative teachings of hope through historical figures like Choe Je-u, Kang Il-sun (or Kang Jeungsan), Na Cheol, and Pak Chungbin. ...
Original Articles

Sep 30, 2023

Confucianism in Vietnam: A Hauntology-based Analysis of Political Discourse

Trinh Ngoc LINH

J. Daesoon Thought Relig. East Asia 2023;3(1):87-108.
https://doi.org/10.25050/JDTREA.2023.3.1.87

From the time it was propagated to Vietnam until it was forced to relinquish its leadership position in both politics and philosophy, Confucianism in Vietnam was never orthodox Confucianism. This study employs the theory of invented tradition to examine how Confucianism penetrated the ethnic Vietnamese community at the turn of the first millennium and points out its vital requirement: the construction of a Chinese-style centralized administrative government based on Neo-Confucianism. This requirement unfolded during the Le So Dynasty in the fif...
Original Articles

Sep 30, 2023

The Modern White Horse Temple and Online Reconfiguring of a Buddhist Heritage Space

Kai SHMUSHKO

J. Daesoon Thought Relig. East Asia 2023;3(1):109-128.
https://doi.org/10.25050/JDTREA.2023.3.1.109

Recent research shows that since the early 2000s, the Chinese Communist Party has increasingly used various cultural heritage sites, including Buddhist sites, as soft power agents. Furthermore, in the context of the Belt and Road Initiative, launched by the People’s Republic of China, Buddhist temples, representatives, and practices have been harnessed to play a role in the state’s agenda. In this context, White Horse Temple, as a feature of cultural tourism in Henan Province, is facing new opportunities and challenges. The article examines...
Original Articles

Sep 30, 2023

Sikh and CaoDai Understandings of Interfaith Harmony: Promoting a Culture of Peace and Understanding

Mohammad Jahangir ALAM, Injamam Mahbub MOJUMDER

J. Daesoon Thought Relig. East Asia 2023;3(1):129-151.
https://doi.org/10.25050/JDTREA.2023.3.1.129

The concept of interfaith harmony is one of the key issues for discussion in this contemporary world. It has multifaceted implications that range from pedagogical realms to global policy making. Here we focus on the basic concepts of interfaith harmony from Sikh and Cao Dai perspectives in order to address their viewpoints in regard to promoting culture of Peace and Understanding. Although these religions are new as compared to the existing living religions of the world, they found their new identity in the history of world religions for their ...
Book Reviews

Sep 30, 2023

Leslie E. Sponsel (ed.): Religious Environmental Activism in Asia: Case Studies in Spiritual Ecology. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI, 2020, 194 pp. ISBN: 978-3-03928-646-1, $ 58.99 (pbk)

Eriko KAWANISHI

J. Daesoon Thought Relig. East Asia 2023;3(1):155-157.
https://doi.org/10.25050/JDTREA.2023.3.1.155
Book Reviews

Sep 30, 2023

Andrew David Jackson, Codruța Sîntionean, Remco Breuker, and CedarBough Saeji, Invented Traditions in North and South Korea. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii Press, 2021, 297 pp. ISBN: 978-0-8248-9033-9, $28.00 (pbk)

Kyungsoo LEE

J. Daesoon Thought Relig. East Asia 2023;3(1):159-160.
https://doi.org/10.25050/JDTREA.2023.3.1.159
Book Reviews

Sep 30, 2023

Michael L. Mickler, The Unification Church Movement. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2022, 82 pp. ISBN: 978-1-0092-4146-5 $37.52(pbk)

Steven FOERTSCH

J. Daesoon Thought Relig. East Asia 2023;3(1):161-163.
https://doi.org/10.25050/JDTREA.2023.3.1.161
Book Reviews

Sep 30, 2023

Angela R. Burt, Hare Krishna in the Twenty-First Century, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2023, 96 pp. ISSN 2635-232X, $22.00 (online)

Carole M. CUSACK

J. Daesoon Thought Relig. East Asia 2023;3(1):165-167.
https://doi.org/10.25050/JDTREA.2023.3.1.165

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EDITOR’S PREFACE

Carole M. CUSACK

J. Daesoon Thought Relig. East Asia 2023;3(1):9-10.
https://doi.org/10.25050/JDTREA.2023.3.1.9

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Every Picture Tells a Story: The New York Unicorn Tapestries and Daesoon Jinrihoe’s Simudo Paintings

Massimo INTROVIGNE

J. Daesoon Thought Relig. East Asia 2023;3(1):13-32.
https://doi.org/10.25050/JDTREA.2023.3.1.13

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A Study on the Relationship between Kang Jeungsan and Jo Jeongsan Described in Chapter Two of Progress of the Order

Namsik KO, Jason GREENBERGER

J. Daesoon Thought Relig. East Asia 2023;3(1):33-56.
https://doi.org/10.25050/JDTREA.2023.3.1.33

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The Post-Jeungsan Grassroots Movements: Charismatic Leadership in Bocheongyo and Mugeukdo in Colonial Korea

David W. KIM

J. Daesoon Thought Relig. East Asia 2023;3(1):57-85.
https://doi.org/10.25050/JDTREA.2023.3.1.57

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Confucianism in Vietnam: A Hauntology-based Analysis of Political Discourse

Trinh Ngoc LINH

J. Daesoon Thought Relig. East Asia 2023;3(1):87-108.
https://doi.org/10.25050/JDTREA.2023.3.1.87

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The Modern White Horse Temple and Online Reconfiguring of a Buddhist Heritage Space

Kai SHMUSHKO

J. Daesoon Thought Relig. East Asia 2023;3(1):109-128.
https://doi.org/10.25050/JDTREA.2023.3.1.109

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Sikh and CaoDai Understandings of Interfaith Harmony: Promoting a Culture of Peace and Understanding

Mohammad Jahangir ALAM, Injamam Mahbub MOJUMDER

J. Daesoon Thought Relig. East Asia 2023;3(1):129-151.
https://doi.org/10.25050/JDTREA.2023.3.1.129

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Leslie E. Sponsel (ed.): Religious Environmental Activism in Asia: Case Studies in Spiritual Ecology. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI, 2020, 194 pp. ISBN: 978-3-03928-646-1, $ 58.99 (pbk)

Eriko KAWANISHI

J. Daesoon Thought Relig. East Asia 2023;3(1):155-157.
https://doi.org/10.25050/JDTREA.2023.3.1.155

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Andrew David Jackson, Codruța Sîntionean, Remco Breuker, and CedarBough Saeji, Invented Traditions in North and South Korea. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii Press, 2021, 297 pp. ISBN: 978-0-8248-9033-9, $28.00 (pbk)

Kyungsoo LEE

J. Daesoon Thought Relig. East Asia 2023;3(1):159-160.
https://doi.org/10.25050/JDTREA.2023.3.1.159

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Michael L. Mickler, The Unification Church Movement. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2022, 82 pp. ISBN: 978-1-0092-4146-5 $37.52(pbk)

Steven FOERTSCH

J. Daesoon Thought Relig. East Asia 2023;3(1):161-163.
https://doi.org/10.25050/JDTREA.2023.3.1.161

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Angela R. Burt, Hare Krishna in the Twenty-First Century, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2023, 96 pp. ISSN 2635-232X, $22.00 (online)

Carole M. CUSACK

J. Daesoon Thought Relig. East Asia 2023;3(1):165-167.
https://doi.org/10.25050/JDTREA.2023.3.1.165

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Molding the East Asian Dragons: The Creation and Transformation of Various Ecological and Political Discourses

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https://doi.org/10.25050/JDTREA.2023.2.2.73

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Disseminating Daesoon Thought: A Comparative Analysis

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Jo Jeongsan in Context: “Second Founders” in New Religious Movements

Massimo INTROVIGNE

J. Daesoon Thought Relig. East Asia 2021;1(1):17-37.
https://doi.org/10.25050/JDTREA.2021.1.1.17

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Pochi HUANG

J. Daesoon Thought Relig. East Asia 2021;1(1):103-125.
https://doi.org/10.25050/JDTREA.2021.1.1.103

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J. Daesoon Thought Relig. East Asia 2022;1(2):13-39.
https://doi.org/10.25050/JDTREA.2022.1.2.13

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Daesoon Jinrihoe in Perspective: New Religions and their Development over Time

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The Role of Children in Daesoon Jinrihoe, a Korean New Religion

Susan J. PALMER, Jason GREENBERGER

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https://doi.org/10.25050/JDTREA.2021.1.1.127

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Bernadette RIGAL-CELLARD

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EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION

Carole M. CUSACK

J. Daesoon Thought Relig. East Asia 2021;1(1):9-10.
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