Lectures - Center for Korean Economy and K-Academics at SNU

Rituals and Religions of Koreans

•Instructor : Changhyun Oh
•Year : Year 3(2023-2024)
•Difficulty : Basic
•Target : Universal
•Field : History and Folklore
•Type : Ordinary
•Week : 12 Weeks
•Keywords
Mourning, Memorial Ritual, House Ritual, Nature Rutual, Seasonal Ritual

Summary

This course examines the life rituals, natural rituals, ceremonies, and changes of Koreans before the 20th century. The ritual is a window into the Korean view of the universe, and through the ritual, one can explore how Koreans have imagined death, blood ties, non-human beings, space, and time. Accordingly, students will learn various rituals and corresponding beliefs and understand Koreans' family and relatives' culture, space, nature, and time. Through this, students will be able to realize the symbolic meaning and origin of rituals and beliefs that have changed significantly since the 20th century but still remain in modern daily life.

Instructor

Changhyun Oh
1. Affiliation
Department of Archaeology and Cultural Anthropology, Mokpo National University

2. Education
Ph.D. in Anthropology, Seoul National University

3. Selected Publications
"An Ethnographical Study on Jogi(yellow croaker) Fishery in the South Sea Islands in the 20th century",『실천민속학연구』 43, 2024
"Transformation of Rural Communities, and the Modern Experience: Status, Personality, and Village", Korean Cultural Anthropology 57(2), 2024
et al.

Guidebooks

exam.pdf (306 KB)

week01.pdf (2 MB)

week02.pdf (2 MB)

week03.pdf (2 MB)

week04.pdf (2 MB)

week05.pdf (1 MB)

week06.pdf (2 MB)

week07.pdf (2 MB)

week08.pdf (2 MB)

week09.pdf (2 MB)

week10.pdf (2 MB)

week11.pdf (2 MB)

week12.pdf (2 MB)

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