Introduction: Emotions (Jeong/Qing 情) in Korean Philosophy and Religion

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AbstractThis introductory chapter presents the editors’ comprehensive introduction to four interrelated topics: “Emotions in General, East and West” (Sect. 1.1); “Emotions (Jeong/Qing 情) in the Chinese Tradition: Textual, Philosophical, Ethical, and Religious” (Sect. 1.2); “Emotions in the Buddhist Tradition” (Sect. 1.3); and Emotions (Jeong/Qing 情) in Korean Philosophy and Religion” (Sect. 1.4). The first three sections of this chapter efficiently serve as a helpful textual, philosophical, ethical, and religious background of Korean jeong 情 studies. The fourth section introduces Korean Confucian, comparative, contemporary, and Buddhist perspectives according to their leading thinkers, ideas, and implications with respect to Korean life and experience. This last section also outlines all three main parts of the book as well as all chapters of each part.