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Notes on Things Korean
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Author: Suzanne Crowder Han
Publisher: Hollym
Pub. Date: Aug 2012
Pages: 272
Cover: Softcover
Dimensions (in inches): 5.90 x 8.85 x 0.51
ISBN: 9781565913134
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An Insightful Look into the Traditions and Cultural Heritage of the Korean People

Notes on Things Korean offers an insightful look at the traditions and cultural heritage of the Korean people. A compilation of concise and informative notes on a wide range of topics, this book is for anyone interested in Korean life, thought, and culture. 

The notes, some illustrated with sketches and drawings, are presented alphabetically under such headings as Beliefs and Customs, Arts and Crafts, Music and Dance, Language and Letters, Historic Figures, Famous Places and Monuments, and Games and Sports. There are more than one hundred fifty entries which include, for example, descriptions of traditional arts, crafts, games, clothing, housing, and food, and explanations of customs and traditions and the significance of certain persons, places, and artifacts. Students of Korean studies, writers and translators should find this book very useful, especially the glossary which contains nearly four hundred entries suitable for use in footnotes.

In revising the book, some entries are deleted and a few new ones are added, because, for example, a building was demolished or a structure was restored. In regard to the Romanizing of Korean terms, the book has chosen to continue using a modified version of the McCune-Reischauer system, which is the preferred method of most academics. 


PREFACE TO REVISED EDITION
INTRODUCTION
CHRONOLOGY
BELIEFS AND CUSTOMS
Ancestral Rites, Chesa│Birth│Birthdays, Saeng-il│Buddhism, Pulgyo│Buddhist Deities│
Changsu˘ng, Spirit Posts│Ch'o˘ndogyo, Religion of the Heavenly Way│Confucianism, Yugyo│
Fortunetelling, Cho˘m│Funerals, Changrye│Geomancy, P'ungsu│Marriage, Kyo˘lhon│
Rites for Confucius, So˘kcho˘n│Rites for Household Gods, Kosa│Rites for Royalty, Chehyang│
Sebae, New Year's Obeisance│Shamanism, Musok│T'aejonggyo, Religion of the Great Founding Ancestor│
Talismans, Pujo˘k│Taoism, Togyo│Zodiiac, Shibiji

LIFESTYLE
Dress│Family System│Food│Housing│Lunar Calendar│Names│
Seals, Tojang│Traditional Medicine, Hanbang

SPECIAL DAYS
Ch'op'ail, Buddha's Birthday│Ch'uso˘k, Harvest Moon Festival│Hanshik, Cold Food Day│
Pok-nal, Dog Days│So˘l-nal, Lunar New Year's Day│Taeboru˘m, First Full Moon Day│
Tano, Fifth Day of the Fifth Moon

ARTS AND CRAFTS
Calligraphy, So˘ye│Celadon, Ch'o˘ngja│Folding Screens, Pyo˘ngp'ung│Ho, Sobriquet│
Hwagak, Ox Horn│Kimch'i Pots│Maedu˘p, Ornamental Knots│Mother-of-pearl Lacquerwork, Chagae│
Mulberry Paper, Hanji│Paper Craft│Pojagi, Wrapping Cloths│Punch'o˘ng│
Sagunja, Four Noble Gentlemen Painting│Shipchangsaeng, Ten Longevity Symbols│
Tanch'o˘ng│White Porcelain, Paekcha

MUSIC AND DANCE
Buddhist Ritual Dance, Chakpo˘p│Buddhist Ritual Music│Ch'anggu˘k, Folk Opera│
Chinese Court Music, Tang-ak│Classical Music, Kug-ak│Confucian Dance, Ilmu│
Confucian Shrine Music, Munmyo-ak│Court Dance, Cho˘ngjae│Court Music, A-ak│Dance, Ch'um│
Fan Dance, Puch'ae Ch'um│Farmer's Music and Dance, Nong-ak│Folk Music, Minsog-ak│
Hwach'o˘ng, Buddhist Chant│Kagok, Long Lyric Songs│Kanggang suwollae, Circle Dance│
Kasa, Long Narrative Songs│Korean Court Music, Hyang-ak│Masked Dance Drama, T'alch'um│
Musical Instruments, Akki│P'ansori, Epic Narrative Songs│Percussion Instruments│
Po˘mp'ae, Ritual Chant│Processional Music, Koch'wi│Royal Ancestral Shrine Music, Chongmyo-ak│
Salp'uri, Spirit Cleansing Dance│Samulnori, Four-man Drumming and Dancing│Sanjo, Scattered Melodies│
Shamanic Music, Shinawi│Shijo, Singing of Shijo Poems│Su˘ngmu, Monk's Dance│String Instruments│
Wind Instruments│Yo˘mbul, Sutra Recitation

LANGUAGE AND LETTERS
Han-gu˘l, Korean Alphabet│Hyangga, Verse Form│Kasa, Poetic Form│
Samguk sagi, History of the Three Kingdoms│Samguk yusa, Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms│
Shijo, Classical Poetic Form│Writing System

HISTORIC FIGURES
An Chung-gu˘n│Chinul│Cho˘ng Mong-ju│Iryo˘n│Kim Ch'un-ch'u│Kim Yu-shin│
King Sejong the Great│Shin Saimdang│Tan-gun│Wang Ko˘n│Wonhyo│Yi Hwang, T'oegye│
Yi I, Yulgok│Yi So˘ng-gye│Yi Sun-shin│Yu Kwan-sun

FAMOUS PLACES AND MONUMENTS
Buddhist Temples│Ch'angdo˘kkung Palace│Ch'anggyo˘nggung Palace│Ch'o˘mso˘ngdae Observatory│
Chongmyo Shrine│Confucian Shrines│Kyo˘ngbokkung Palace│Kyo˘nghu˘igung Palace│
Munmyo, Temple of Confucius│Namdaemun Gate│Palaces│Pagoda Park│Pulguksa Temple│
Sajiktan Altar│So˘kkuram Grotto│So˘nggyun-gwan Academy│To˘ksugung Palace│
Tombs, Myo and Nu˘ng│Tongdaemun Gate│Tongnimmun, Independence Arch│Won-gudan Altar

GAMES AND SPORTS
Ch'ajo˘nnori, Juggernaut Battle│Changgi, General's Chess│Chegi, Shuttlecock│Chuldarigi, Tug of War│
Hwat'u, Flower Cards│Yo˘nnalligi, Kiteflying│Konggi, Jacks│Kossaum, Loop Fight│
No˘lttwigi, Teeter-Totter│Nottari palki, Princess Bridge│Paduk│Ssiru˘m, Wrestling│Yut

MISCELLANEOUS
Hwarang, Flower of Youth Troop│Kisaeng, Female Entertainers│Korean Flag│Kwago˘, Civil Examinations│
March First Independence Movement│Tripitaka Koreana│Yangban

RULERS OF KOREA'S ANCIENT KINGDOMS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
GLOSSARY
ROMANIZATION USING KOREAN GOVERNMENT SYSTEM

 
 

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