Death in Korea – Folklore and Rituals Related to Understanding of the Underworld
The main objective of the article Death in Korea – Folklore and Rituals related to understanding of the underworld is to analyze the meaning of death in traditional Korean culture. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to discuss original Korean beliefs related to the afterlife. The article will th...
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The main objective of the article Death in Korea – Folklore and Rituals related to understanding of the underworld is to analyze the meaning of death in traditional Korean culture. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to discuss original Korean beliefs related to the afterlife. The article will therefore present and discuss Korean folk stories related to the underworld, its inhabitants and the ways to get into it. To further emphasize the importance of death in Korean culture, the article will examine the rituals that ensure the proper passage of the deceased into the afterlife.
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| spelling | doaj-art-1a44c393e2de47d6ac3cf972d4e433952025-08-20T03:45:28ZengKsiegarnia Akademicka PublishingPoliteja1733-67162391-67372025-06-01221(95)10.12797/Politeja.22.2025.95.05Death in Korea – Folklore and Rituals Related to Understanding of the UnderworldAngelika Funek0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2218-1714Jagiellonian University The main objective of the article Death in Korea – Folklore and Rituals related to understanding of the underworld is to analyze the meaning of death in traditional Korean culture. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to discuss original Korean beliefs related to the afterlife. The article will therefore present and discuss Korean folk stories related to the underworld, its inhabitants and the ways to get into it. To further emphasize the importance of death in Korean culture, the article will examine the rituals that ensure the proper passage of the deceased into the afterlife. https://journals.akademicka.pl/politeja/article/view/6504folkloreKoreadeathritualsunderworld |
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| title | Death in Korea – Folklore and Rituals Related to Understanding of the Underworld |
| title_full | Death in Korea – Folklore and Rituals Related to Understanding of the Underworld |
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| title_short | Death in Korea – Folklore and Rituals Related to Understanding of the Underworld |
| title_sort | death in korea folklore and rituals related to understanding of the underworld |
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