Religious Experiences of North Korean Defectors (in Korean
Seoul National University Unification Studies Series – 24
Authors: Lee Sun-hyeong, Choi Yeon-sil, Jin Mi-jeong
Book Introduction
This book focuses on religious experience within North Korea, during the process of defection, and resettlement in South Korea.
The book began with the aim of looking at how North Korean society maintains socialist ideology that denies religion. At the same time, it looks at how the religious characteristics of North Koreans appear in their daily lives, and also looks into the religion-related experiences of North Korean defectors in more detail. To that end, the authors attempted to identify North Korea’s policies on religion and find a point where religions are related to changes in North Korean society.
About the Authors
Lee Sun-hyeong : Current Professor of Child Development and Family Studies at Seoul National University
Choi Yeon-sil : Current Professor of Family Welfare at Sangmyeong University
Jin Mi-jeong : Current Professor of Child Development and Family Studies at Seoul National University
