Encyclopedia Of Korean Folk Beliefs

Concepts Rites and Officiants Divinities and Sacred Entities Ritual Venues Ritual Props Ritual Offerings References List of Photographs

CONTENTS MYTHOLOGY LEGENDS FOLK TALES REFERENCES INDEX

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The book s four authors (all respected academics) have different disciplinary backgrounds: Religious Studies (Yong Bhum Yi and Jong Seong Choi), Folklore (Kyung Yup Lee), and Anthropology (Boudewijn Walraven). As such, they are well qualified to produce this informative book in that they have each conducted research on Korean folk religion for more than 20 years and published extensively. In addition to providing a great deal of information on Korean popular beliefs of the past and the present, this book also discusses changing aspects of Korean popular beliefs.

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