The Korean Myths
eBook - ePub

The Korean Myths

A Guide to the Gods, Heroes and Legends

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Korean Myths

A Guide to the Gods, Heroes and Legends

About this book

Korean myths are a living and evolving part of society, in both the North and South. With the export of Korean film across the globe, K-pop, fashion, K-dramas, literature and comics there is a growing desire to understand the folklore and mythical underpinnings of contemporary Korean Culture. Insu and Bella Fenkl bring together a wealth of knowledge of both the new and the old, the traditional and the modern to guide the reader through this fascinating history and help understand the people, their traditions and culture. From the Changsega (Song of Creation) sung by shamans, to the gods, goddesses and monsters who inhabit the cosmos, including the god Mireuk, creator of the world, and the giant Grandma Mago, who was able to create mountains from the mud on her skirt, these myths have been disseminated for centuries and continue to resonate in popular culture today.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. About the Author
  4. Other Tiles of Interest
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. Map
  8. Introduction
  9. Cosmogony and Other Origins
  10. Religion in Korea
  11. Ghosts, Spirits and Superstition
  12. Central Themes in Folklore and Legend
  13. North Korea: The Real Hermit Kingdom
  14. Korea in the Modern Era
  15. Timeline
  16. Bibliography
  17. Acknowledgments
  18. Sources of Illustrations
  19. Index