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Hermans, Emma (2022)

Religious Pluralism in South Korea: An Analysis on Representation

Bachelor thesis | Koreanstudies (BA)

This thesis aims to find an answer to the question: “How is Korea’s religious pluralism represented in Korean popular media?” This topic has only been looked at in literary research. Because of this, this thesis makes use of other means to research this subject, with a particular focus on South Korean television dramas. This is done by analysis of multiple scenes from South Korean drama television shows. These scenes each had an element that fit into the broader category of religious pluralism. The categories used in this research are: religious people using parts of other religions/belief systems, non-religious people using parts of religions/belief systems, and religions/belief systems coexisting side by side. The research shows that while all three of these types of scenes are represented, the most represented type of scene in this analysis is of non-religious people using parts of religions/belief systems.

Religion

South Korea

History

Pluralism

Author

Hermans, Emma

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Supervisors

Green, C.K.

ECTS Credits

10

Language

en