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Sketches of Korea: an illustrated guide to Korean culture

Sketches of Korea: an illustrated guide to Korean culture
  • Author : Benjamin Joinau
  • Illustrator : Elodie Dornand de Rouville
  • Publisher : Seoul Selection
  • Pub. Date : April 2015
  • Cover : Softcover
  • Pages : 205
  • ISBN : 9781624120336

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  • Contents

     

    Introduction  7

     

    Social

    Ages of Life and Social Stereotypes 

    Body Language and Salutations 

    Table Setting and Etiquette 

    Markets and Street Vendors 

    Sleeping in Korea 

    Public Baths 

    Modern Housing Styles 

    Wedding and Marriage 

    Funeral Rituals and Ceremonies 

    City Signs and Symbols 

    Everyday Modern Objects 

     

    Cultural

    Dishes of Korean Cuisine 

    Pojangmacha and Street Snacks 

    Kimchi 

    Jangdokdae 

    Drinking Culture 

    Festivals and Holidays 

    National Symbols 

    Games 

    The Korean Alphabet, Hangeul 

    Royal Shrine Ancestral Ritual 

     

    Artistic

    Calligraphy 

    Ceramics 

    Dances 

    Colors and Patterns 

    Musical Instruments 

    Songs 

    Scholar and Court Paintings 

    Folk Paintings 

     

    Traditional

    Women's Costume 

    Men's Costume 

    Men's Hats 

    Martial Arts 

    Everyday Objects of the Old Days 

    House 

    Gentlemen's Quarter   

    Furniture 

    Palaces, Fortresses and Gardens 

     

    Spiritual

    Religions 

    Shamanism 

    Divination and Geomancy  

    Folk Beliefs 

    Buddhist Temples 

    Statues of Buddha 

    Buddha's Birthday 

    Supernatural Beings 

    Royal Tombs 

     

    Index

  • Press Release
  • Kimchi, K-Pop, Taekwondo, Samsung- the images that most people get when they think of Korea don't stray much beyond the usual ones. But there are so many more fascinating sides to Korea. A cultural anthropologist with over 20 years of personal experience in Korea, author Benjamin Joinau introduces readers to the various faces of Korea outside those that Korean typically like to present, guides by Elodie Dornand de Rouville's refreshingly original and detailed illustrations- Korean society through the eyes of two foreigners. Grab a copy and let's take a look at the real faces of Korea, past and present.

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