New Women and Buddhist Spaces in Colonial Korea

Key Points

• The aim is to critique existing narratives about modern women's identities in colonial Korea and highlight the significance of Buddhist spaces.
• Critical analysis of existing discourses on women's studies.
• Case studies of four modern women: Kim Il-Yeop, Na Hye-Seok, Woo Bong-Un, and Lee Chun-Bong.
• Exploration of the relationship between women and Buddhist spaces.
• Women challenged traditional family structures and modern nationalistic mobilization.
• Buddhist spaces provided new opportunities for women's expression of sexual agency.
• The analysis reveals a complex interaction between colonial pressures and women's search for new identities.

Abstract