조선백자마리아상
About the Original Works
- Original Title
- 조선백자마리아상
- Title Romanization
- Joseonbaekjamariasang
- English Title(Printed)
- The Image of the Virgin Mary in Chosun White Porcelain
- Classification
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KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Fiction > 20th century > 1945-1999
- Author
- Suh Ki-Won
- Co-Author
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- Published Year
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- Publisher
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- ISBN
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- Main Characters
- Kim Sinbong, Yi Kahwan, Jeong Yak-yong, Eundol, Deokhwan, Deokhwan’s wife
- Subject/Theme
- Catholicism; martyrdom; apostasy
During a visit to the home of Magistrate Jeong, Kim Sinbong, a potter and porcelain artist, encounters Jeong Yakyong, the young master of the household. With spiritual guidance from Eundol, Yakyong’s servant, Sinbong converts to Catholicism. However, after coming into conflict with his shaman mother-in-law, and in order to save his wife and children from the persecution of Catholics, he eventually renounces his faith. Later, having regained his religious fervor, he resolves to become a martyr and turns himself in, but the authorities release him when they find his name on the list of apostates. When he protests, the officer snatches and hurls away Sinbong’s white porcelain statue of the Virgin Mary, shattering it.
Translated Books1
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English(English) BookThe Image of Virgin Mary in Chosun White Porcelain