The Origins of Juche Ideology in North Korea (the DPRK)

This video provides an extensive analysis into the origins of Juche ideology, its relationship to the philosophy of Confucianism and to the development of the North Korean state (The DPRK). To support the information I have provided in the video, I have embedded texts from original sources at various points in the video. The main scholars I cite are; Kyung Ae Park (socio-political history) and Emilio Gentile (political philosophy) among others. • Women and Revolution in North Korea (Kyung Ae Park, 1992) • Politics as Religion (Emilio Gentile, 2001) Disclaimer: The Korean names of authors have remained anglicised for this video and the quote at 44:50 from Emilio Gentile is not from his book Politics as Religion but from his article The Sacralisation of Politics (2000), although the subject matter is largely the same. Please like, subscribe and share this video. Thank you. 0:00 - Introduction 6:10 - What is Juche? 17:10 - Confucianism & Revolution 34:52 - Confucianism & Juche Thought 48:49 - Closing remarks