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Korean Folklore: Korean Mythology, Janghwa Hongryeon Jeon, Hong Gildong, Simcheongga, Chunhyangga, Sugungga, Dong, Dong, Dongdaemun, Arang An Illustrated Guide to Korean Mythology by Choi Won-Oh, 2008-04-10 Mu-Ga: The Ritual Songsof the Korean Mudangs Myths of Korea (Korean studies series) by Dae-seok Seo, 2000-12-10 Korean Myths And Folk Legends. by Pae-gang Hwang, 2005-12-30 Korea in Fiction: Fictional Koreans, Films Set in Korea, Korean Folklore, Jin-Soo Kwon, Korean Mythology, Sun-Hwa Kwon, Kim Kaphwan, Oh Dae-Su Korean Mythology: Kraft Foods The Story Bag: A Collection of Korean Folktales by Kim So-Un, 1989-12-15 Asian Mythology: Myths and Legends of China, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia by Rachel Storm, 2000-09-25 KOREAN RELIGION: An entry from Macmillan Reference USA's <i>Encyclopedia of Religion</i> by Francisca Cho, 2005 Seven Brothers & the Big Dipper and Hungbu, Nolbu and the Magic Gourds (Korean Folk Tales for Children, Vol 4) by Duance Vorhees, Mark Mueller, et all 2008-12-01 Korean Mythology Tigers, Frogs, and Rice Cakes: A Book of Korean Proverbs by Soma Han Stickler, 1999-02 Korean Folk Tales (Tut Books) by Molly Bang, Ryuk, 1989-12-15

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1. Encyclopedia Mythica: Korean Mythology
   The world of Korean folklore and mythology is a diverse and fascinating one. korean mythology. Browse articles Contact the editor.  
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   Extractions: Links Korean mythology Browse articles Contact the editor The world of Korean folklore and mythology is a diverse and fascinating one. It is filled with deities and semi-deities born from eggs, kings that descend directly from heaven to rule the people, and an affinity with nature that makes you feel as if the gods are all around you. This rich cultural heritage is the product of thousands of years of history and a unique geography that has made Korea the crossroads of Eastern Asia. For a deeper understanding of the myths and legends of this land, we must examine more closely this history and geography.... continue

2. Encyclopedia Mythica: Korean Mythology.
   The available articles in the korean mythology area. Kim Suro. Koeulla. korean mythology. Kud. Kujiga The world of Korean folklore and mythology is a diverse and fascinating one  
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3. Folktales Are Just Myth Conceptions: ASIA AND PACIFIC ISLANDS
   The Encylopedia Mythica's korean mythology directory. An online encylopedia of korean mythology. About.Com's korean mythology Page  
   http://www.lorenjavier.com/myths/api.html

4. World Mythology || English || Academics || Waubonsie Valley High School || India
   korean mythology. http//www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/ asia/korean/articles.html  
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   Extractions: Home Academics English ~ World Mythology... General Mythology Sites http://homepage.mac.com/cparada/GML/ http://www.pibburns.com/mythregi.htm http://www.mythweb.com/ http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/greek/ ... http://www.cultures.com/ Egyptian mythology http://interoz.com/egypt/gods1.htm http://members.aol.com/egyptart/mytho.html Hawaiian mythology http://www.ahuimanu.k12.hi.us/tqjr99/hawaii/index.htm http://www.alternative-hawaii.com/hacul/tales.htm Irish mythology http://www.luminarium.org/mythology/ireland/ http://users.bigpond.com/kirwilli/mythology/mythology.htm Italian Renaissance myths http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/5600/renart.html Italian mythology http://www.italystl.com/ialum3.htm Korean mythology http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/asia/korean/articles.html http://www.unsolvedmysteries.com/usm290032.html African mythology http://www.wash.cr.k12.ia.us/academics/la/myth/africa.htm http://www.purgingtalon.com/nlm/worldmyth/african.htm Ancient Chinese mythology http://www.crystalinks.com/chinamythology.html

5. Korean Mythology
   Search. Literature Classic, korean mythology Guide picks. korean mythology The world of Korean folklore and mythology is a diverse and fascinating one.  
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   Extractions: zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') About Homework Help Literature: Classic Is it a Myth? ... By Country Korean Mythology Home Essentials A-to-Z Writers in Classic Literature Book Lists ... Read Mark Twain zau(256,152,180,'gob','http://z.about.com/5/ad/go.htm?gs='+gs,''); About Books Find a Writer Find Literature For Students ... Help zau(256,138,125,'el','http://z.about.com/0/ip/417/0.htm','');w(xb+xb); Subscribe to the About Literature: Classic newsletter. Search Literature: Classic Goblins reward virtue and punish greed with their magical mallets that can tap out gold and silver or flatten an intruder. Find this and other myths. Up a category Topic Index email to a friend back to top ...

6. Wikipedia Korean Mythology
   Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia's article on 'korean mythology' korean mythology consists of national legends folktales which come from the all over the Korean peninsula. Considering the size of  
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7. Korean History:: A Bibliography :::::: [LITERATURE]
   Some Aspects of korean mythology." In Folk Culture in Korea Psychic Values of korean mythology." In International Cultural Foundation, ed  
   http://www.hawaii.edu/korea/bibliography/literature.htm
   
   Extractions: Aldridge, A. Owen. "Two Court Autobiographers of the Eighteenth Century: Voltaire and Lady Hong of Korea." Seoul Journal of Korean Studies 4 (December 1991): 59-72. Baek, Eunice H. "Through the Eyes of Children: Postwar Modern Korean Literature." Korean Culture 11:4 (Winter 1990): 24-29. Bantly, Francisca Cho. Embracing Illusion: Truth and Fiction in 'The Dream of the Nine Clouds.' Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1996. Belson, Mark J. "Hyon Chin-gon's Philosophy of Wine." Korea Journal 14:5 (May 1974): 34-43.

8. Mythology - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
   Buddhist Tibetan mythology) Chinese mythology - Hindu mythology - Japanese mythology (mainstream) - Japanese mythology (Hotuma version) - korean mythology.  
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mythology
   
   Extractions: edit Myths are generally stories based on tradition and legend designed to explain the universal and local beginnings (" creation myths and "founding myths"), natural phenomena, inexplicable cultural conventions, and anything else for which no simple explanation presents itself. Not all myths need have this explicatory purpose, however. Likewise, most myths involve a supernatural force or deity , but many simple legends and narratives passed down orally from generation to generation have mythic content. The Brothers Grimm demonstrated that there is mythic content embedded even in the least promising fairy tales A fairy tale itself is not a myth. Other examples of materials with mythic content that are not themselves myths: Romance Cultural propaganda "Rationalized" explications of myths that are no longer understood.

9. Korean Mythology
   korean mythology. korean mythology consists of national legends folktales which come from the all over the Korean penninsula.  
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   Extractions: Main Page See live article Alphabetical index Korean mythology It seems that out of an initial chaos the world was formed and a race of giants set up the stars In the heavens, and sperated them from a deepness of water. When their job was finished they fell into an eternal slumber and their bodies became the islands and mountains etc.. 7 Hwanins ruled a country in succession from 7193-3898 BCE their country spreading 50,000-li north to south and 20,000-li east to west comprising of twelve Dongyi nations. Bak-dal Nara, the first Dongyi state of Greater Mongolia stretching from the Stanovoy mountains in the Lake Baykal vicinity from the North to the Yangzi river in the south (including present Jiangsu, Shanghai, and Anhui) and the Russian Maritime Provinces in the East to Dunhuang in the west is established in 3898 BCE ruled by the first of 18 Hwanungs. Tangun the son of the last Huanung recorded in Korean memory Kuh-bul-dan established Korea in 2333BC. Some important mythological figures Hanle-nim -The Heavenly Emperor, Ruler of Heaven and Earth.

10. Mythology
    Buddhist Tibetan mythology) Chinese mythology - Hindu mythology - Japanese mythology (mainstream) - Japanese mythology (Hotuma version) - korean mythology  
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    Extractions: 8 External link Myths are generally stories based on tradition and legend designed to explain the universe, the world's creation, natural phenomena, and anything else for which no simple explanation presents itself. Not all myths need have this explicatory purpose, however. Likewise, most myths involve a supernatural force or deity , but many are simply legends and stories passed down orally from generation to generation. Mythology figures prominently in most religions , and most mythology is tied to at least one religion. Some use the words "myth" and "mythology" to portray the stories of one or more religions as false, or dubious at best. The term is most often used in this sense to describe religions founded by ancient societies, such as Roman mythology Greek mythology , and Norse mythology , which were nearly extinct at one time. However, it is important to keep in mind that while some view the Norse and Celtic pantheons as mere

11. Mythology - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
    mythology, Greek mythology, and Norse mythology) Chinese mythology - Hindu mythology - Japanese mythology ( mainstream) - Japanese mythology (Hotuma version) - korean mythology  
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    Extractions: edit Myths are generally stories based on tradition and legend designed to explain the universal and local beginnings (" creation myths and "founding myths"), natural phenomena, inexplicable cultural conventions, and anything else for which no simple explanation presents itself. Not all myths need have this explicatory purpose, however. Likewise, most myths involve a supernatural force or deity , but many simple legends and narratives passed down orally from generation to generation have mythic content. The Brothers Grimm demonstrated that there is mythic content embedded even in the least promising fairy tales A fairy tale itself is not a myth. Other examples of materials with mythic content that are not themselves myths: Romance Cultural propaganda "Rationalized" explications of myths that are no longer understood.

12. Korean Mythology - Encyclopedia Article About Korean Mythology. Free Access, No
    encyclopedia article about korean mythology. korean mythology in Free online English dictionary, thesaurus and encyclopedia. korean mythology.  
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    Extractions: Dictionaries: General Computing Medical Legal Encyclopedia Word: Word Starts with Ends with Definition Korean mythology The original religion of Korea Korea is a peninsula in eastern Asia where people have lived for the past 12,000 - 15,000 years. The country is located between China and Japan. It was once a large unified country that had governed territories in Manchuria as recently as 1908, and some territory in present-day Siberia. At one point, it was the centre for the very best silk in the world, as noted in ancient Chinese scripts. Korea was also known for having the world's best goldsmiths during the 7th-8th centuries. The publication technique of movable type was invented in Korea in 1232, long before Gutenberg introduced the concept in Europe. These types used Chinese characters and were initially mainly used to mass-produce Buddhist sutras. Click the link for more information. was a form of the Eurasian Shamanism Shamanism refers to a variety of traditional beliefs and practices, that involve the ability to diagnose, cure, and sometimes cause illness because of a special relationship with, or control over, spirits. This tradition has existed all over the world since prehistoric times. The word shaman originated among the Siberian Tungus (Evenks) and literally means he (or she) who knows

13. Encyclopedia: Mythology
    mythology, Greek mythology, and Norse mythology) Chinese mythology - Hindu mythology - Japanese mythology ( mainstream) - Japanese mythology (Hotuma version) - korean mythology  
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14. Myth
    Aboriginal mythology. African mythology. Aztec mythology. Celtic mythology Islamic mythology. Japanese mythology. Judaic mythology. korean mythology. Latvian mythology. Mayan mythology  
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15. Korean Mythology - InformationBlast
    korean mythology Information Blast. korean mythology. korean mythology consists of national legends folk-tales which come from  
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    Extractions: Korean mythology The original religion of Korea was a form of the Eurasian Shamanism Taoism . There has been a mass conversion to Christianity amongst the population since the Korean War. After the Korean War Koreans became embarrassed about their own mythology and though many figures are still alive in the consciousness of the general population, much of the oral tradition about the relationship between the mythological figures has been lost. While Tangun is still remembered as a semi-historical dynasty, much else regarding the family of Gods he descends from has been brushed away from the national consciousness. A prime example of this was during the 1988 Summer Olympic Games when there was a crack-down on the genuine local shamans out of embarrassment. There are now very few practitioners of the ancient Korean religions in Seoul and charlatans have quickly gobbled up the former shaman audience in the quest to exploit people seeking spirituality. It seems that out of an initial chaos the world was formed and a race of giants set up the stars in the heavens, and separated them from a deepness of water. When their job was finished they fell into an eternal slumber and their bodies became the islands and mountains etc. 7 Hwanins ruled a country in succession from 7193-3898 BCE their country spreading 50,000-li north to south and 20,000-li east to west comprising of twelve Dongyi nations. Bak-dal Nara, the first Dongyi state of Greater Mongolia stretching from the Stanovoy mountains in the

16. Encyclopedia: Sun Mythology
    gods of truth, honesty, virtue, prophecy, intellect and fertility. Solar Deities. Abenaki mythology. Keezos-en Kachin mythology. Jan. korean mythology. Haemosu. Palk. Lakota mythology  
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    Extractions: several. Compare All Top 5 Top 10 Top 20 Top 100 Bottom 100 Bottom 20 Bottom 10 Bottom 5 All (desc) in category: Select Category Agriculture Crime Currency Democracy Economy Education Energy Environment Food Geography Government Health Identification Immigration Internet Labor Language Manufacturing Media Military Mortality People Religion Sports Taxation Transportation Welfare with statistic: view: Correlations Printable graph / table Pie chart Scatterplot with ... * Asterisk means graphable. People have worshiped the Sun and deities who represent the Sun for all of recorded history. Hence, many beliefs and legends have been formed around this worship. Sun deities are generally (though not always) male, and usually the brother, father, husband and/or enemy of the lunar deity (usually female). They were often gods of truth, honesty, virtue, prophecy, intellect and fertility.

17. Korean Mythology Definition Meaning Information Explanation
    korean mythology definition, meaning and explanation and more about korean mythology. FreeDefinition - Online Glossary and Encyclopedia, korean mythology.  
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    Extractions: Google News about your search term Korean mythology The original religion of Korea was a form of the Eurasian Shamanism Taoism . There has been a mass conversion to Christianity amongst the population since the Korean War. After the Korean War Koreans became embarrassed about their own mythology and though many figures are still alive in the consciousness of the general population, much of the oral tradition about the relationship between the mythological figures has been lost. While Tangun is still remembered as a semi-historical dynasty, much else regarding the family of Gods he descends from has been brushed away from the national consciousness. A prime example of this was during the 1988 Summer Olympic Games when there was a crack-down on the genuine local shamans out of embarrassment. There are now very few practicioners of the ancient Korean religions in Seoul and charlatans have quickly gobbled up the former shaman audience in the quest to exploit people seeking spirituality. It seems that out of an initial chaos the world was formed and a race of giants set up the stars in the heavens, and separated them from a deepness of water. When their job was finished they fell into an eternal slumber and their bodies became the islands and mountains etc.

18. Encyclopedia: Korean Mythology
    Encyclopedia korean mythology. korean mythology consists of national legends folktales which come from the all over the Korean peninsula.  
    http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Korean-mythology
    
    Extractions: several. Compare All Top 5 Top 10 Top 20 Top 100 Bottom 100 Bottom 20 Bottom 10 Bottom 5 All (desc) in category: Select Category Agriculture Crime Currency Democracy Economy Education Energy Environment Food Geography Government Health Identification Immigration Internet Labor Language Manufacturing Media Military Mortality People Religion Sports Taxation Transportation Welfare with statistic: view: Correlations Printable graph / table Pie chart Scatterplot with ... * Asterisk means graphable. Quote from the article: 7 Hwanins ruled a country in succession from 7193-3898 BCE their country spreading 50,000-li north to south and 20,000-li east to west comprising of twelve Dongyi nations. Bak-dal Nara, the first Dongyi state of Greater Mongolia stretching from the Stanovoy mountains in the Lake Baykal vicinity from the North to the Yangzi river in the south (including present Jiangsu, Shanghai, and Anhui) and the Russian Maritime Provinces in the East to Dunhuang in the west is established in 3898 BCE ruled by the first of 18 Hwanungs. Tangun the son of the last Huanung recorded in Korean memory Kuh-bul-dan established Korea in 2333BC.

19. Korean Mythology
    Thank you. Nerida. Followups Re korean mythology Bob Herman 120306 07/05/01 (0) Post a Follow-Up! Name (Required). E-Mail (Required).  
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    an error occurred while processing this directive Re korean mythology. In Reply to korean mythology posted by Nerida Kim on May 07, 2001 at 114055  
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