✳︎ Title: Korean Folklore ✳︎ Authors: Shuzaburo Hagiwara, Inhak Choi; Preface by Taro Wakamori ✳︎ Publisher: Daiichi Hokishuppan ✳︎ Published: First edition, 1974 (Showa 49) Content: Before electricity was introduced to Korean rural villages by the Saemaul Undong movement in the 1970s, there was a mysterious world where day and night were clearly distinct. At night, demons appeared in the pitch-black darkness. Dokkaebi, mischievous goblins, were said to be created from discarded tools like old brooms, and they would appear in places like mountain passes. They were pranksters, but they didn't curse specific people. In contrast, demons would curse descendants and acquaintances, bringing illness and misfortune, so it was necessary to ask a mudang (a professional shaman) to appease their souls. Even now, when walking through the streets of Seoul, one occasionally encounters flags indicating the residence of a mudang. Besides these demons and dokkaebi, other beings that frightened people included dragons, giant snakes, foxes, chickens, centipedes, and crabs that had transformed into monsters. This book introduces the ancient indigenous beliefs and living culture of Korea through photographs, including Korean shamanistic beliefs and the gods of the home. ◎ Table of Contents Preface Foreword Color Plates Sacred Sites Jangseung (Totem Poles) Dangsan (Village Shrines) Gungdang (Palace Shrines) Sanshin (Mountain Gods) Dangje (Village Rituals) Gods of the Home Shamanistic Beliefs Seongju Gut (House Blessing Ritual) Musok (Korean Shamanism) Mudang of Seoul Mudang of Busan Danggol of Jeolla Province Shamanic Implements Sanshin Statues Yongwang Statues (Dragon King Statues) Funerals Burial Customs Royal Tombs Yeongjwa and Sado (Ancestral Tablets and Ancestral Halls) Sikkingut (Ritual for the Dead) Buddhist Temples Folk Temples Maitreya Beliefs Ilsimdo (One Mind Way) Livelihoods Agriculture Fishing River Fishing Haenyeo (Female Divers) Various Occupations ◎ ⤵︎ Search Terms #Local Toys #Curses Gyeongsin Pagoda Shamanism Mad Men Ongoro Masks Onmyoji (Yin-Yang Diviners) Jukindo (Curse Prohibition Way) Onmyodo (Yin-Yang Way) Hitogata (Human-shaped Paper Dolls) Hanpaiho (Ritual Footwork) Kazuhiko Komatsu Daisuke Igarashi Dairoku Morohoshi Returning Curses Masked Drama Kyuja (Nine Evils) Exorcist Setsubun (Bean-Throwing Festival) Enigma The Sisa The World of the Poet Oumu The Great King of Terror The Ghost of Science The Ribs of Time Taro Okamoto Itako (Spiritual Mediums) Mount Osore Oshira-sama Oshira-sama Awashima-sama Itako's Kuchiyose (Spirit Medium's Channeling) Folk Beliefs Curses Jutai (Cursed Body) Jubaku (Curse Binding) Jusoshi (Curse User) Ancient Masks Stone Masks Bugaku Masks Gyodo Masks Oni Masks (Demon Masks) Tengu Masks Kagura Masks Kyogen (Comic Theater) Ko-no (Ancient Noh) Fox Masks Ofuku (Happy Woman Mask) Hien (Fire Man Mask) Orochon Shaman Gods of Fertility and Gods of the Home Possession by a God Sacred Trees Pillar Raising Gods of Boundaries and Crossroads Gods of Mountains and Forests The People Who Brought Rice Miao and Jiangnan Ethnic Cultures Chinese Minorities Noh Zeami Yugyo Geino (Traveling Performance Arts) Out of Mingei (Folk Crafts)