Introduction Understanding Korean Popular Beliefs Part I : Individual Category (of Korean Popular Beliefs) Village Beliefs Family Popular Beliefs Shamanism Geomantic Beliefs Beliefs in Divination Part II : Thematic Approaches(to Korean Popular Beliefs) Religious Syncretism and Popular Beliefs Divinities of Korean Popular Beliefs The Current State and Changes of Popular Beliefs The History of Korean Folk Beliefs and Popular Religion There are shamans, known as mudang in Korean, who serve as priests in shamanic ceremonies, and the number of shamans never becomes smaller. Today, many people still resort to shamanist rituals known as kut in Korean to settle their problems. as family beliefs or village beliefs have gradually been weakening, but Korean popular beliefs still have their place, in shamanism, in divination, and in geomancy, adapting to changes of the times. In other words, even now popular beliefs are still part of the meaningful world of the Koreans, influencing their judgment and behavior when they are in trouble. From this viewpoint, this book intends to demonstrate the general aspects of Korean popular beliefs and also shed light on their historical changes and present conditions. Korean popular beliefs do not remain separated from Korean lives or other religions such as Buddhism, Confucianism, and Christianity, but related to them. Considering such aspects of Korean popular beliefs, this book focuses on the correlation between Korean popular beliefs and other religions, between Korean popular beliefs and the lives of the Koreans, and between types of Korean popular beliefs rather than each type of Korean popular beliefs in isolation. This way, the book aims to identify the status and meaning that Korean religious beliefs have in Korean lives and culture.

Korean popular beliefs / Bruno, ANTONETTA LUCIA. - STAMPA. - (2015).

Korean popular beliefs

BRUNO, ANTONETTA LUCIA
2015

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Introduction Understanding Korean Popular Beliefs Part I : Individual Category (of Korean Popular Beliefs) Village Beliefs Family Popular Beliefs Shamanism Geomantic Beliefs Beliefs in Divination Part II : Thematic Approaches(to Korean Popular Beliefs) Religious Syncretism and Popular Beliefs Divinities of Korean Popular Beliefs The Current State and Changes of Popular Beliefs The History of Korean Folk Beliefs and Popular Religion There are shamans, known as mudang in Korean, who serve as priests in shamanic ceremonies, and the number of shamans never becomes smaller. Today, many people still resort to shamanist rituals known as kut in Korean to settle their problems. as family beliefs or village beliefs have gradually been weakening, but Korean popular beliefs still have their place, in shamanism, in divination, and in geomancy, adapting to changes of the times. In other words, even now popular beliefs are still part of the meaningful world of the Koreans, influencing their judgment and behavior when they are in trouble. From this viewpoint, this book intends to demonstrate the general aspects of Korean popular beliefs and also shed light on their historical changes and present conditions. Korean popular beliefs do not remain separated from Korean lives or other religions such as Buddhism, Confucianism, and Christianity, but related to them. Considering such aspects of Korean popular beliefs, this book focuses on the correlation between Korean popular beliefs and other religions, between Korean popular beliefs and the lives of the Koreans, and between types of Korean popular beliefs rather than each type of Korean popular beliefs in isolation. This way, the book aims to identify the status and meaning that Korean religious beliefs have in Korean lives and culture.
2015
9788962971637
Korea; popular beliefs; folklore
03 Monografia::03e Traduzione di libro
Korean popular beliefs / Bruno, ANTONETTA LUCIA. - STAMPA. - (2015).
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