| Author |
Ch'oe, Wŏn-o.
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| Subject |
Legends -- Korea.
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Tales -- Korea.
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Mythology, Korean.
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| Add Title |
Korean mythology |
| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 317 pages, 2 unnumbered pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps |
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polychrome rdacc |
| Note |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda |
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Originally published in Korea in two volumes. |
| Bibliography Note |
Includes bibliographical references (page 319). |
| Contents |
Myths about cosmology and flood -- Myths about birth and agriculture -- Myths about the messengers of the underworld -- Myths about shamans -- Myths about disease -- Myths about good fortune -- Myths about love and family -- Myths about the gods of village shrines -- Myths about heroes. |
| Summary |
This book provides an introduction to centuries-old beliefs, myths and folk tales relating to individual destiny, love and family, the birth of heroes, the universe, ghosts, gods and exorcists, and includes a wide selection of both old artworks, including rare shamanist paintings, and contemporary illustrations. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified star |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| ISBN |
9789004213258 (electronic bk.) |
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9004213252 (electronic bk.) |
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9781905246601 |
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1905246609 |
| OCLC # |
754765284 |
| Additional Format |
Print version: Chʻoe, Wŏn-o. Hanʼguk sinhwa. English. Illustrated guide to Korean mythology. Folkestone : Global Oriental, 2008 9781905246601 (DLC) 2008436871 (OCoLC)154714398 |
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