New book exploring funeral rites in contemporary Korea

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A new book by Monash University’s Associate Professor Gil-Soo Han sheds new light on funeral rites in 21st century Korean society


A recently published book titled “Funeral Rites in Contemporary Korea: The Business of Death” by Gil-Soo Han, Associate Professor at the School of Media, Film and Journalism at Monash University, explores 21st century Korean society based on its dramatically transforming and rapidly expanding commercial funeral industry.

Korean Program has conducted an interview with Associate Professor Gil-Soo Han about funeral rites and issues associated with them in contemporary Korean society.


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