An illustrated guide to Korean mythology / / Choi Won-Oh.
This highly engaging volume by one of Korea’s leading scholars of comparative mythology – the the first study of its kind in English – provides a valuable introduction to centuries-old beliefs, myths and folk tales relating to Cosmology and Flood, Birth and Agriculture, Messengers of the Underworld,...
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| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Brill eBook titles 2010
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (330 pages) |
| Notes: | Originally published in Korea in two volumes. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material / W. Choi
- Introduction: Understanding Korean Myths / W. Choi
- The Korean Gods / W. Choi
- 1. The Formation Of Heaven And Earth / W. Choi
- 2. Shoot For A Sun, Shoot For A Moon / W. Choi
- 3. A Man And A Woman Who Became The Gods Of The Sun And The Moon / W. Choi
- 4. Origin Of The Seven Stars Of The Great Bear / W. Choi
- 5. The Great Flood / W. Choi
- 6. The Grandmother Goddess Of Birth / W. Choi
- 7. Chach’ŏngbi Agriculture Goddess / W. Choi
- 8. Ch’ilsŏng, Grain Protection Goddess / W. Choi
- 9. Tanggŭm-aegi And The Three Chesŏk Gods / W. Choi
- 10. Samani Lived Three Thousand Years / W. Choi
- 11. Sama Changja And His Scapegoat Horse / W. Choi
- 12. Kangim Went Down To The Underworld To Capture The King Of Hades / W. Choi
- 13. Paridegi, Goddess Who Guides Dead Souls To The Underworld / W. Choi
- 14. The Three Brothers Who Became Shamans To Save Their Mother / W. Choi
- 15. If You Are A Great Shaman, Do You Possess The Gift Of Miracles? / W. Choi
- 16. Kaksi Sonnim, The Smallpox Goddess / W. Choi
- 17. A Benefit For All Sick Children / W. Choi
- 18. Kamŭnjang-agi, The Goddess Of Good Fortune / W. Choi
- 19. Onŭli, The Goddess Of Fortune-Telling / W. Choi
- 20. Bride Ch’ŏngjŏng And Her Sacrificial Death For Love / W. Choi
- 21. Hallakkungi, The Flower Warden God In The Sŏch’Ŏn Flower Garden / W. Choi
- 22. The House God And The House-Site Goddess / W. Choi
- 23. The Snake Goddess Migrated To Cheju Island / W. Choi
- 24. Gods Protecting A Village / W. Choi
- 25. Cheju Island’s Divine Gods / W. Choi
- 26. Sir Paekju And Sir Kŭmsang, Witchcrafters / W. Choi
- 27. A Hero Who Killed Poly-Headed Generals / W. Choi
- 28. Kunung, The Warrior God Of Preventing Misfortune / W. Choi
- 29. Tribute Of One Hundred Head Of White Horses / W. Choi
- 30. General Paek, Lake Ch’ǒnji Protecting God On Mount Paekdu / W. Choi
- Further Reading / W. Choi.