An illustrated guide to Korean mythology / Choi Won-Oh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ch'oe, Wŏn-o

Contributor:

Hazel M. Hussong Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tales--Korea.

Tales.

Korea.

Legends--Korea.

Legends.

Mythology, Korean.

Physical Description:

ix, 317 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Folkestone : Global Oriental, 2008.

Summary:

Published in full color throughout, this delightful volume--the first of its kind in English and written by one of Korea's leading scholars on comparative mythology--provides a valuable introduction to centuries-old beliefs, myths, and folk tales relating to individual destiny, love and family, the birth of heroes, the universe, ghosts, gods, and exorcists and includes a wide selection of both old artworks, including rare shamanist paintings, and contemporary illustrations.

Contents:

Introduction: Understanding Korean Myths 1

Myths about Cosmology and Flood 19

1 The Formation of Heaven and Earth 21

2 Shoot for a Sun, Shoot for a Moon 28

3 A Man and a Woman Who Became the Gods of the Sun and the Moon 38

4 Origin of the Seven Stars of the Great Bear 42

5 The Great Flood 51

Myths about Birth and Agriculture 55

6 The Grandmother Goddess of Birth 57

7 Chach'ongbi, Agriculture Goddess 62

8 Ch'ilsong, Grain Protection Goddess 83

9 Tanggum-aegi and the Three Chesok Gods 90

Myths about the Messengers of the Underworld 129

10 Samani Lived Three Thousand Years 131

11 Sama Changja and His Scapegoat Horse 137

12 Kangim Went down to the Underworld to Capture the King of Hades 145

Myths about Shamans 167

13 Paridegi, Goddess Who Guides Dead Souls to the Underworld 169

14 The Three Brothers Who Became Shamans to Save Their Mother 189

15 If You Are a Big Shaman, Do You Have a Miraculous Virtue? 205

Myths about Disease 209

16 Kaksi Sonnim, the Smallfox Goddess 211

17 A Benefit for All Sick Children 227

Myths about Good Fortune 233

18 Kamunjang-agi, the Goddess of Good Fortune 235

19 Onuli, the Goddess of Fortune-telling 243

Myths about Love and Family 249

20 Bride Ch'ongjong; Her Sacrificial Death for Love 251

21 Hallakkungi, the Flower Warden God in the Soch'on Flower Garden 258

22 The House God and the House-site Goddess 264

Myths about the Gods of Village Shrines 277

23 The Snake Goddess Migrated to Cheju Island 279

24 Gods Protecting a Village 284

25 Cheju Island's Divine Gods 290

26 Sir Paekju and Sir Kumsang, Witchcrafters 292

Myths about Heroes 301

27 A Hero Who Killed Poly-headed Generals 303

28 Kunung, the Warrior God of Preventing Misfortune 309

29 Tribute of One Hundred Head of White Horses 311

30 General Paek, Lake Ch'onji Protecting God on Mount Paekdu 315.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page [319]).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Hazel M. Hussong Fund.

ISBN:

9781905246601

1905246609

OCLC:

154714398