Robert Koehler: 11 books

Book cover of A Curated Guide: SEOUL
by Robert Koehler, Hahna Yoon
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2019

Real Places. Real Life. Real Seoul. A Local Guide to the Hottest City in Asia What’s the best way to tour around a foreign city? Unless you want to pilgrim through the obvious landmarks and take typical vacation shots at tourist restaurants, the best and the safest way would be to...
Book cover of Traditional Music

Traditional Music

Sounds in Harmony with Nature

by Robert Koehler et al.
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2015

 Music has played and continues to play a vital role in Korean society, providing a rich vein of material as a dynamic part of the nation's culture. Korean music's history reflects active engagement with surrounding cultures, as well as indigenous creativity and innovation. Korea is heir to...
Book cover of Joseon's Royal Heritage

Joseon's Royal Heritage

500 Years of Splendor

by Robert Koehler
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2015

The Joseon dynasty ruled Korea for over half a millennium, bequeathing to Korea a considerable cultural heritage. This book will examine three of the better-known areas of Joseon cultural heritage: royal palaces, royal tombs, and the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty. Standing in the heart of Seoul, the...
Book cover of Religion in Korea

Religion in Korea

Harmony and Coexistence

by Robert Koehler
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2015

This book surveys the rich religious and spiritual tapestry that is contemporary Korea. We begin with the earliest of Korean faiths—the shamanism that prehistoric Koreans brought with them as they migrated to the peninsula from Central Asia—and continue on to today's most prominent faiths: Buddhism,...
Book cover of Korean Architecture

Korean Architecture

Breathing with Nature

by Ben Jackson, Robert Koehler
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2015

This book offers an introduction to Korea's abundant and unique architectural past and present, combining explanations of the principles behind Korean architecture with introductions to some of the country's finest buildings and structures. It explains some of the ideologies and perspectives that...
Book cover of Traditional Food

Traditional Food

A Taste of Korean Life

by Robert Koehler
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2015

Nowadays, with healthy living and the 'slow food' movement receiving spotlight worldwide, Korean cuisine is drawing much interest as a healthy cuisine with nutritional harmony and balance. In fact, Koreans have traditionally viewed food as 'medicine,' a means to keep oneself healthy and strong. (..)Korea's...
Book cover of Korean Wines & Spirits

Korean Wines & Spirits

Drinks That Warm the Soul

by Robert Koehler
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2016

Koreans have been producing—and drinking—alcohol for centuries. Along with song and dance, alcohol has always been an essential part of the Korean joie de vivre. Koreans drink a lot, but they don’t drink just to get drunk. Of course, Koreans enjoy alcohol as a means to make merry and build cohesion...
Book cover of Hangeul

Hangeul

Korea's unique Alphabet

by Robert Koehler
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2015

Hangeul, the indigenous writing system of Korea, was promulgated in 1446. It is an ingenious system that utilizes modern and scientific linguistic theories and principles of Korean traditional culture to perfectly express the sounds of the Korean language. Crafted by some of the leading scholars of...
Book cover of Korean Ceramics

Korean Ceramics

The Beauty of Natural Forms

by Robert Koehler
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2015

The most well-known Korean ceramics are the celadon of the Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392) and the white porcelain of the ensuing Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). [...] The celadons of Goryeo, their grace and color tinged with feminine beauty, symbolized an aristocratic Buddhist culture, while the white porcelains...
Book cover of Courage Grows Strong At the Wound
by Robert C. Koehler
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016

“Koehler’s mind is amazing and he has the literary skills to match. Simply reading this book, both your mind and your heart will be expanded. You won’t see the world quite the same after reading it, so in a very real way the world won’t be the same. Koehler is one of those extraordinary souls...
Book cover of Counseling Families

Counseling Families

Play-Based Treatment

by Robert Jason Grant, Eric Green, Louise Guerney
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2015

Counseling Families: Play-Based Treatment offers an engaging and practical integration of expressive arts and play therapy within family counseling. Building upon the most current research in family counseling, this volume presents new and humanistic approaches of family play therapy, including family-based...
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