This book introduces readers to the historical, performative, and cultural context of pansori, a traditional Korean oral story-singing art.Written by a scholar-practitioner of the form, this study is structured in three parts and begins by introducing readers to the technical, aesthetic, and theoretical components of pansori, as well as the synthesis of vocal and percussive elements that stage the narrative. It moves on to reflect on the historical contexts of pans...

《共同警戒區JSA》、《我要復仇》、《原罪犯》、《親切的金子》入圍坎城、威尼斯、柏林影展的電影大師☆朴贊郁首部親筆著作☆若要為自己寫墓誌銘，我會這樣寫──「他一生拍了69部長篇和35部短篇，寫了48部劇本。身為一個電影導演，他算是比較不自私的人。」◆珍貴收錄：近百張電影劇照、拍攝現場花絮◆最新電影《分手的決心》由湯唯、朴海日、李貞賢主演，即將上映！電影首要講究個性，其次也是個性──個性就是一切。在Action與Cut之間，我所有的生命匯集於此。電影風格明快大膽、創造獨特暴力美學的朴贊郁，寫起文章一如他的電影般直言不諱。他坦白描寫自己不滿意處女作男主角的外型、為養狗和女兒鬥法，充滿黑色...

Inspirés par l'intérêt de leurs élèves pour l'histoire coréenne et par l'absence d’ouvrage dédié à ce domaine, les professeurs Park et Back ont créé un manuel de civilisation adapté aux besoins des étudiants en coréen. Le livre tisse les fils complexes de l'histoire et de la langue, et permet aux lecteurs de se plonger dans le passé tout en rendant possible l’acquisition d’un vocabulaire de haut niveau et une compréhension plus profonde de la culture coréenne. Le livre divise l'histoire pr...

Created by the Korean Film Council, this series offers deep insight into key directors in Korean film, figures who are not only broadening the range of art and creativity found in Korean-produced commercial films but also gaining increasingly strong footholds in international markets.

THE FIRST EVER OFFICIAL BOOK—Published in celebration of BTS’s 10th Anniversary, stories that go beyond what you already know about BTS.After taking their first step into the world on June 13, 2013, BTS celebrated the 10th anniversary of their debut in June 2023. They have risen to the peak as an iconic global artist and during this meaningful time, they look back on their footsteps in the first official book. In doing so, BTS nurtures the p...

For many years, political leaders and analysts have debated the impacts of China’s rise on the stability of the existing international system. International observers have also debated whether China would be a status quo power or a revisionist power, and whether China would observe the rules and regulations of international institutions and regimes. China Joins Global Governance: Cooperation and Contentions, edited by Mingjiang Li, provides an insightful contribution to our understanding o...

In recent decades, Korean communication and media have substantially grown to become some of the most significant segments of Korean society. Since the early 1990s, Korea has experienced several distinctive changes in its politics, economy, and technology, which are directly related to the development of local media and culture. Korea has greatly developed several cutting-edge technologies, such as smartphones, video games, and mobile instant messengers to become the most networked society...

Art Psychotherapy and Innovation captures the range of activity at the vanguard of practice and research in the field.Reflecting the sector's increasing focus on ways of fostering psychological health, wellbeing and social engagement in a wider context, it examines how to adapt to an increasing demand for therapeutic interventions worldwide. This includes collaboration with arts and health practitioners to ensure evidence-based practice with safe and ethical therapeutic bo...

A comprehensive treatment of the shared traditions of Chan, Sŏn, and Zen in dynamic interaction across East Asia, acknowledging the changing and growing parameters of the field of Zen studies.This volume focuses on Chinese Chan Buddhism and its spread across East Asia, with special attention to its impacts on Korean Sŏn and Japanese Zen. Zen enthralled the scholarly world throughout much of the twentieth century, and Zen Studies became a major academic discipline i...

THE FIRST EVER OFFICIAL BOOK—Published in celebration of BTS’s 10th Anniversary, stories that go beyond what you already know about BTS.After taking their first step into the world on June 13, 2013, BTS will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their debut in June 2023. They have risen to the peak as an iconic global artist and during this meaningful time, they look back on their footsteps in the first official book. In doing so, BTS nurtures t...

Thomas Merton recognized the value and possibility of contemplative dialogue between monastics and contemplatives of other religious traditions and hoped that, through such dialogue, monastics would strive for ‘inter-monastic communion’ and a bonding of the broader ‘spiritual family.’ He held out hope that this bond would demonstrate the fundamental unity of humanity to a world that was becoming ever more materialistic and divided.Among other themes and topics, this book explores Th...

Gac fruit, Momordica cochinchinensis Spreng, is rich in nutrients such as carotenoids (particularly ß-carotene and lycopene), fatty acids, vitamin E, polyphenol compounds and flavonoids. This book provides the latest research on this fruit, from cultivation through to novel processing technologies for health products. It addresses several techniques for propagation and cultivation in order to increase the production and quality of Gac fruit, including traditionally used parts of the fruit ...