[b]Korea and Religion[/b]

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Sculptor
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[b]Korea and Religion[/b]

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Korea and Religion

Over the last couple of years I've seen serveral South Korean dramas. Some about Zombies which seems to have caught on there. And more recently Squid Game.
In most is these shows there are Christian characters who generally take on the role of a fool. I was suprised since by and large that was the only reference to religion in the programmes.
SK is 56% "non religious", and only about 12% Xian. (according to the CIA)

I wondered if there were any one on the Forum that had special knowldge about S. Korea, who could shed light on what seems to be a recurring theme.
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https://www.researchgate.net/publicatio ... outh_Korea

I take it from the Abstract from the article cited that traditional shamanism in S Korea fits well with popular evangelical Christianity. Another article says evangelical Xianity is a big hit in S Korea.

If the plays you watched are intellectually stimulating it's quite likely the authors and producers are educated people for whom evangelical Xianity is inadequate.
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