Furthermore, shamanism emphasized Korea's unique role in history. ... Fourthly, Confucians looked forward to the final goal of history. ... Whereas Asians deny that history has meaning or purpose, the Biblical view is that history has a goal, we are told. Oriental philosophy of history is cyclical and therefore pessimistic while Western philosophy of history is linear and optimistic. ... Similarly when Christian missionaries came to Korea they were inclined to disparage the older, established faiths. ...

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