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Korea's Pastimes and Customs

Author : I-hwa Yi
Publisher : Homa & Sekey Books
ISBN 13 : 1931907382
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (319 download)

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Book Synopsis Korea's Pastimes and Customs by : I-hwa Yi

Download or read book Korea's Pastimes and Customs written by I-hwa Yi and published by Homa & Sekey Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book explores the favorite pastimes and customs of the Korean people under the 'Great Empire' from the late 14th century to 1910, when Korea was occupied by Japan. Some of the popular games discussed include Baduk (the Korean version of 'Go', a strategic board game for two players), Janggi (the Korean version of chess) and Yutnori (a game played with four short sticks). The author also discusses games played by young boys (e.g. flying kites) and young girls (e.g. hide-and-seek), men (e.g. archery) and women (e.g. seesaw), and pastimes enjoyed by both sexes (e.g. tug of war). Lee examines the origin of family names and common people's obsession with genealogy during the Joseon dynasty. He also discusses the important ceremonies celebrating milestones in one's life as well as ceremonies associated with various holidays on the calendar. The last segment of the book is devoted to people's interest in fortune-telling. The author discusses behaviors that were considered taboo and the various ways people tried to predict their future.

Encyclopedia of Korean Seasonal Customs

Author : The National Folk Museum of Korea (South Korea)
Publisher : 길잡이미디어
ISBN 13 : 8992128924
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (921 download)

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Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of Korean Seasonal Customs by : The National Folk Museum of Korea (South Korea)

Download or read book Encyclopedia of Korean Seasonal Customs written by The National Folk Museum of Korea (South Korea) and published by 길잡이미디어. This book was released on 2014-10-30 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents The First Lunar Month The Second Lunar Month The Third Lunar Month The Fourth Lunar Month The Fifth Lunar Month The Sixth Lunar Month The Seventh Lunar Month The Eighth Lunar Month The Ninth Lunar Month The Tenth Lunar Month The Eleventh Lunar Month The Twelfth Lunar Month The Leap month Lunar Month

Korea: The Land, People, and Customs

Author : George Heber Jones
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330318935
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (189 download)

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Download or read book Korea: The Land, People, and Customs written by George Heber Jones and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-24 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Korea: The Land, People, and Customs The necessary limits of a condensed hand-book have rendered it impossible to treat of many interesting phases of Korea and the Koreans. Two main objects have been kept steadily in mind by the author. First, to show the conditions amidst which missionaries labor, by briefly describing the land, people, customs, and religious life of the Koreans; and, second, to exhibit against this background the splendid character of the native Church. Brevity alone has prevented that full recognition of the self-sacrificing and very successful labors of my colleagues, but as far as possible mention has been made in outline of the main events attending the expansion of the work under foreign leadership. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Cultural Blending In Korean Death Rites

Author : Chang-Won Park
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1441179178
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Book Synopsis Cultural Blending In Korean Death Rites by : Chang-Won Park

Download or read book Cultural Blending In Korean Death Rites written by Chang-Won Park and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2010-04-11 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cultural Blending in Korean Death Rites examines the cultural encounter of Confucianism and Christianity with particular reference to death rites in Korea. As its overarching interpretive framework, this book employs the idea of the 'total social phenomenon', a concept first introduced by the French anthropologist Marcel Mauss (1872-1950). From the perspective of the total social phenomenon, this book utilizes a combination of theological, historical, sociological and anthropological approaches, and explores Korean death rites by classifying them into three categories: ritual before death (Bible copying), ritual at death (funerary rites),and ritual after death (ancestral ritual). It focuses on Christian practices as they epitomize the complex interplay of Confucianism and Christianity. By drawing on a total social phenomenon approach to the empirical case of Korean death rites, Chang-Won Park contributes to the advancement of theory and method in religious studies.

Festive Occasions

Author : 윤서석
Publisher : Ewha Womans University Press
ISBN 13 : 9788973007813
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Festive Occasions written by 윤서석 and published by Ewha Womans University Press. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Korea; The Land, People, and Customs

Author : George Heber Jones
Publisher : Sagwan Press
ISBN 13 : 9781377141930
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)

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Book Synopsis Korea; The Land, People, and Customs by : George Heber Jones

Download or read book Korea; The Land, People, and Customs written by George Heber Jones and published by Sagwan Press. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Soil Underfoot

Author : G. Jock Churchman
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1466571578
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (665 download)

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Download or read book The Soil Underfoot written by G. Jock Churchman and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-04-21 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The largest part of the world’s food comes from its soils, either directly from plants, or via animals fed on pastures and crops. Thus, it is necessary to maintain, and if possible, improve the quality—and hence good health—of soils, while enabling them to support the growing world population. The Soil Underfoot: Infinite Possibilities for a Finite Resource arms readers with historical wisdom from various populations around the globe, along with current ideas and approaches for the wise management of soils. It covers the value of soils and their myriad uses viewed within human and societal contexts in the past, present, and supposed futures. In addition to addressing the technical means of maintaining soils, this book presents a culturally and geographically diverse collection of historical attitudes to soils, including philosophical and ethical frameworks, which have either sustained them or led to their degradation. Section I describes major challenges associated with climate change, feeding the increasing world population, chemical pollution and soil degradation, and technology. Section II discusses various ways in which soils are, or have been, valued—including in film and contemporary art as well as in religious and spiritual philosophies, such as Abrahamic religions, Maori traditions, and in Confucianism. Section III provides stories about soil in ancient and historic cultures including the Roman Empire, Greece, India, Japan, Korea, South America, New Zealand, the United States, and France. Section IV describes soil modification technologies, such as polymer membrane barriers, and soil uses outside commercial agriculture including the importance of soils for recreation and sports grounds. The final section addresses future strategies for more effective sustainable use of soils, emphasizing the biological nature of soils and enhancing the use of "green water" retained from rainfall.

Encyclopedia of Asian American Folklore and Folklife [3 volumes]

Author : Jonathan H. X. Lee
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313350671
Total Pages : 1498 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Asian American Folklore and Folklife [3 volumes] written by Jonathan H. X. Lee and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-12-21 with total page 1498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive compilation of entries documents the origins, transmissions, and transformations of Asian American folklore and folklife. Equally instructive and intriguing, the Encyclopedia of Asian American Folklore and Folklife provides an illuminating overview of Asian American folklore as a way of life. Surveying the histories, peoples, and cultures of numerous Asian American ethnic and cultural groups, the work covers everything from ancient Asian folklore, folktales, and folk practices that have been transmitted and transformed in America to new expressions of Asian American folklore and folktales unique to the Asian American historical and contemporary experiences. The encyclopedia's three comprehensive volumes cover an extraordinarily wide range of Asian American cultural and ethnic groups, as well as mixed-race and mixed-heritage Asian Americans. Each group section is introduced by a historical overview essay followed by short entries on topics such as ghosts and spirits, clothes and jewelry, arts and crafts, home decorations, family and community, religious practices, rituals, holidays, music, foodways, literature, traditional healing and medicine, and much, much more. Topics and theories are examined from crosscultural and interdisciplinary perspectives to add to the value of the work.

Coping with the Future

Author :
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004356789
Total Pages : 602 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Coping with the Future written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-06-12 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coping with the Future: Theories and Practices of Divination in East Asia offers contributions to various practical and theoretical aspects of divination from antiquity to the present in East Asia.

Folk-religion

Author : Chun-sik Ch?oe
Publisher : Ewha Womans University Press
ISBN 13 : 9788973006281
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (62 download)

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Book Synopsis Folk-religion by : Chun-sik Ch?oe

Download or read book Folk-religion written by Chun-sik Ch?oe and published by Ewha Womans University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Flowering Plums and Curio Cabinets

Author : Sunglim Kim
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 0295743425
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (957 download)

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Download or read book Flowering Plums and Curio Cabinets written by Sunglim Kim and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2018-12-04 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The social and economic rise of the chungin class (“middle people” who ranked between the yangban aristocracy and commoners) during the late Chosŏn period (1700–1910) ushered in a world of materialism and commodification of painting and other art objects. Generally overlooked in art history, the chungin contributed to a flourishing art market, especially for ch’aekkori, a new form of still life painting that experimented with Western perspective and illusionism, and a reimagined style of the traditional plum blossom painting genre. Sunglim Kim examines chungin artists and patronage of the visual arts, and their commercial transactions, artistic exchange with China and Japan, and historical writings on art. She also explores the key role of men of chungin background in preserving Korean art heritage in the tumultuous twentieth century, including the work of the modern Korean collector and historian O Se-ch’ang, who memorialized many chungin painters and calligraphers. Revealing a vivid picture of a complex art world,Flowering Plums and Curio Cabinets presents a major reconsideration of late Chosŏn society and its material culture. Lushly illustrated, it will appeal to scholars of Korea and East Asia, art history, visual culture, and social history. A William Sangki and Nanhee Min Hahn Book Art History Publication Initiative. For more information, visit http://arthistorypi.org/books/flowering-plums-and-curio-cabinets

Forces of Nature

Author : David Fedman
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501768808
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Forces of Nature written by David Fedman and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2023-05-15 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together a multidisciplinary conversation about the entanglement of nature and society in the Korean peninsula, Forces of Nature aims to define and develop the field of the Korean environmental humanities. At its core, the volume works to foreground non-human agents that have long been marginalized in Korean studies, placing flora, fauna, mineral deposits, and climatic conditions that have hitherto been confined to footnotes front and center. In the process, the authors blaze new trails through Korea's social and physical landscapes. What emerges is a deeper appreciation of the environmental conflicts that have animated life in Korea. The authors show how natural processes have continually shaped the course of events on the peninsula—how floods, droughts, famines, fires, and pests have inexorably impinged on human affairs—and how different forces have been mobilized by the state to variously, control, extract, modernize, and showcase the Korean landscape. Forces of Nature suggestively reveals Korea's physical landscape to be not so much a passive context to Korea's history, but an active agent in its transformation and reinvention across centuries. With support from the Henry Luce Foundation, our goal is to produce all titles in this series both in Open Access, for reasons of global accessibility and equity, as well as in print editions.

Times Past in Korea

Author : Martin Uden
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1903350069
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Times Past in Korea written by Martin Uden and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fascinating collection of writings on times past in Korea the author helps to lift the veil on this once closed country, providing the reader with a wide selection of first-hand accounts by travellers who 'discovered' Korea.

Arc of Feeling

Author : Javier Moscoso
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1789146933
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (891 download)

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Download or read book Arc of Feeling written by Javier Moscoso and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2023-06-23 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From beloved elements of children’s playgrounds to leather tools of bondage, a sweeping study of the cultural significance of swings. In Arc of Feeling Javier Moscoso investigates the pleasure of oscillation and explores the surprising history of the swing through its meanings and metaphors, noting echoes and coincidences in remote times and places: from the witch’s broom to aerial yoga and from the gallows to sexual mores. Taking in cultural history, science, art, anthropology, and philosophy, Moscoso explores the presence and role of this artifact in the West, such as in the works of Watteau, Fragonard, and Goya, as well as in other Eastern traditions, including those of India, Korea, Thailand, and China. Linked since ancient times with sex and death, used by gods and madmen, as well as an erotic and therapeutic instrument, the swing is revealed to be an essential but forgotten object in the history of human experience.

Asian American Culture [2 volumes]

Author : Lan Dong
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 691 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Asian American Culture [2 volumes] written by Lan Dong and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2016-03-14 with total page 691 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing comprehensive coverage of a variety of Asian American cultural forms, including folk tradition, literature, religion, education, politics, sports, and popular culture, this two-volume work is an ideal resource for students and general readers that reveals the historical, regional, and ethnic diversity within specific traditions. An invaluable reference for school and public libraries as well as academic libraries at colleges and universities, this two-volume encyclopedia provides comprehensive coverage of a variety of Asian American cultural forms that enables readers to understand the history, complexity, and contemporary practices in Asian American culture. The contributed entries address the diversity of a group comprising people with geographically discrete origins in the Far East, Southeast Asia, and the Indian subcontinent, identifying the rich variations across the category of Asian American culture that are key to understanding specific cultural expressions while also pointing out some commonalities. Entries are organized alphabetically and cover topics in the arts; education and politics; family and community; gender and sexuality; history and immigration; holidays, festivals, and folk tradition; literature and culture; media, sports, and popular culture; and religion, belief, and spirituality. Entries also broadly cover Asian American origins and history, regional practices and traditions, contemporary culture, and art and other forms of shared expression. Accompanying sidebars throughout serve to highlight key individuals, major events, and significant artifacts and allow readers to better appreciate the Asian American experience.

Annual Customs of Korea

Author : Sang-su Chʻoe
Publisher : Seoul : Seomun-dang
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Annual Customs of Korea written by Sang-su Chʻoe and published by Seoul : Seomun-dang. This book was released on 1983 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Let's Learn about Korea

Author : Suzanne Crowder
Publisher : Hollym International
ISBN 13 : 9781565912908
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Let's Learn about Korea written by Suzanne Crowder and published by Hollym International. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this book is twofold: to introduce Korean customs and to introduce some of the ideas and values Korean children are taught. The information is presented through the eyes of a young Korean girl as she goes about her daily life.