Lee, Jeong-ku. "The Ideas of P'ungsu ( 風水, wind and water) in the Context of Korea."Madang, International Journal of Contextual Theology in East Asia 13 (15th June 2010): 23-40.
Abstract
This article is about the ideas of
p’ungsu. The essence of
p’ungsu is
the wisdom to find out proper land without damaging it. In a word,
the ideas of p’ungsu are the metaphors through which is expressed the
methodology
to realize the harmony of the earth and human. P’ungsu is the important
subject
of research in Korean theology that can support ‘Justice, Peace and
Integrity
of Creation’ (JPIC) and environmental (ecological) theology. It is
quite within
the realms of possibility that a better relationship between the ideas
of
p’ungsu and the traditional theology of the West and the Western ideal
land are
brought about in the structural aspect.
Key words
P’ungsu,
Ideal land, Garden of Eden, Utopia, Church, Landscape, Oriental Ideal
Land,
Religion and Landscape, Myongdang,
Umyang, Ohaeng, Chongjung, Chwahyang,
Ecological
Theology, Sojugilhyung, Ki.