IRCICA PUBLICATIONS 1980-2012

RESEARCH IN ISLAMIC CIVILISATIONSOURCES AND STUDIES ON THE HISTORY OF ISLAMIC CIVILISATION IN SOUTH AFRICATHE ADVENT OF ISLAM IN KOREA(A HISTORICAL ACCOUNT)By Hee-Soo LeeForeword by Ekmeleddin İhsanoğluİstanbul, 1997 (in English)(Research in Islamic Civilisation series; 1)ISBN 92-9063-067-1The cultural contacts between Korea and the Islamic worldwhich are regarded as an outcome of the commercialrelations between ancient China and Arabia throughsea-routes, are believed to be initiated as early as the thirdHijra century, middle of the ninth century A.D. Contraryto the previously shared understanding that Islam had beenintroduced in Korea in 1955 by the Turkish ground troops,Islam itself or Islamic cultural influence had penetrated intoKorea long before. in spite of the above facts, the Islamicstudies in Korea based on a historical perspective have beenneglected till recently. This book is designed to trace thevarious aspects of historical heritage supported by warmcontacts between Korea and the Islamic cultural zone as wellas by Islamic activities of Turkic communities in the premodernperiod in Korea.Price: US $ 30 (including post)120 IRCICA PUBLICATIONS 1980-2012