[학술논문] The Place of Cheondogyo in the Development of Korean New Religions

... Cheondo and Cheondogyo. Thirdly, Cheondogyo is openly syncretic and as such is an exemplar of the syncretic urge that underlies so many new religious movements (NRMs). This paper’s first section will look at Cheondogyo from all three aspects—as a response to modernity, as a politically significant symbol, and as a syncretic mix. The analysis section sees Cheondogyo from the perspective...