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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">RUDN Journal of World History</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">RUDN Journal of World History</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Всеобщая история</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2312-8127</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2312-833X</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">47906</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2312-8127-2025-17-4-533-550</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">JLYPSS</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>RELIGION AND CULTURE</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>РЕЛИГИЯ И КУЛЬТУРА</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">The Korean religious movement Daesoong jinrihoe: the project of earthly paradise and methods of achieving it</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Корейское религиозное движение Тэсун чинрихо: проект земного рая и методы его достижения</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0432-0197</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">2702-7941</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Smertin</surname><given-names>Yuri G.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Смертин</surname><given-names>Юрий Григорьевич</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Doctor of Science in History, Professor, Head of Department of Foreign Regional and Oriental Studies</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>доктор исторических наук, профессор, заведующий кафедрой зарубежного регионоведения и востоковедения</p></bio><email>my@jusmertin.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Kuban State University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Кубанский государственный университет</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2025-12-31" publication-format="electronic"><day>31</day><month>12</month><year>2025</year></pub-date><volume>17</volume><issue>4</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en"/><issue-title xml:lang="ru"/><fpage>533</fpage><lpage>550</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2026-01-03"><day>03</day><month>01</month><year>2026</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2025, Smertin Y.G.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2025, Смертин Ю.Г.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2025</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Smertin Y.G.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Смертин Ю.Г.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/world-history/article/view/47906">https://journals.rudn.ru/world-history/article/view/47906</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>Daesoon Jinrihoe (Korean: 대순진리회) is one of many new religious organizations that emerged in Korea in the second half of the 19th - first half of the 20th century as an alternative to traditional religious and philosophical teachings (Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism) and imposed Western Christianity. Some of them did not go beyond the closed communities, while the Daesoon Jinrihoe organization, relying on rich traditions of intellectual and social resistance to the authorities and expansion of the West, was able not only to survive in the modern world, but also to become successful and the fastest growing in the Republic of Korea. The purpose of the study is to analyze the ideological roots of Daesoon Jinrihoe, the fundamental aspects of the religious doctrine of the movement and its current state. The main source for studying the doctrine, principles and goals of Daesoon Jinrihoe is the canonical work “Jeongyeong”, first published in 1929 and representing a record of the deeds of Kang Jeungsan, who became, according to religious dogma, the earthly incarnation of the Supreme God Sangje and in this capacity began to reorganize the Universe. “Jeongyeong” consists of several sections written in hanja (Korean writing based on Chinese characters) and describing the life and miracles of Kang Jeungsan in specific life situations. Another source - “The Constitution of Dao” is a list of rights, duties and rules of conduct for members of the organization, describes its internal structure and management system. In domestic historiography there are no academic works devoted to the topic under study. The author relied on the works of Korean and Western researchers, who to one degree or another covered the history of the creation and activities of Daesoon Jinrihoe. The conclusions of this study are that the popularity of the Daesoon teaching is based on its appeal to the ideas and images of traditional Korean religions that have become part of the national mentality, and the inclusion of the organization in the modern national and world agenda.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>Тэсун чинрихо (кор. 대순진리회) является одной из многих новых религиозных организаций, возникших в Корее во второй половине XIX - первой половине ХХ в. как альтернатива традиционным религиозно-философским учениям (буддизму, даосизму, конфуцианству) и насаждаемому западному христианству. Некоторые из них не вышли за рамки замкнутых сообществ, в то же время организация Тэсун чинрихо, опиравшаяся на богатые традиции интеллектуального и социального сопротивления властям и экспансии Запада, смогла не только выжить в современном мире, но и стать успешной и самой быстрорастущей в Республике Корея. Цель исследования состоит в анализе идейных корней Тэсун чинрихо, основополагающих аспектов религиозной доктрины движения и его современного состояния. Основной источник для изучения вероучения, принципов и целей Тэсун чинрихо - каноническое произведение «Чонгён», опубликованное впервые в 1929 г. и представляющее собой запись деяний Кан Чынсана, ставшего, согласно религиозной догме, земным воплощением Верховного бога Санчже и в этом качестве приступившего к переустройству Вселенной. «Чонгён» состоит из нескольких разделов, написанных на ханча (корейская письменность, основанная на китайских иероглифах) и описывающих жизнь и чудеса Кан Чынсана в конкретных жизненных ситуациях. Другой источник - «Конституция Дао» - представляет собой перечень прав, обязанностей и правил поведения членов организации, описывает ее внутреннюю структуру и систему руководства. В российской историографии нет академических работ, посвященных исследуемой теме. Автор опирался на труды корейских и западных исследователей, в той или иной степени освещавших историю создания и деятельности Тэсун чинрихо. Выводы данного исследования заключаются в том, что популярность учения Тэсун основана на апелляции к идеям и образам традиционных для Кореи религий, ставших частью национального менталитета, и включенностью организации в современную национальную и мировую повестку.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>new Korean religions</kwd><kwd>Donghak</kwd><kwd>Jeungsando</kwd><kwd>Sangje</kwd><kwd>Kang Jeungsan</kwd><kwd>Cho Jeungsan</kwd><kwd>Park Wudang</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>новые корейские религии</kwd><kwd>Тонхак</kwd><kwd>Чынсандо</kwd><kwd>Санчже</kwd><kwd>Кан Чынсан</kwd><kwd>Чо Чынсан</kwd><kwd>Пак Удан</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta><fn-group/></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">Kim DW. 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