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	Traditional Korean thought - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In contemporary Korean, a shaman is known as a mudang.
		Korean shamanism is distinguished by its seeking to solve human problems through a meeting of humanity and the spirits.
		Korean Buddhism consists mostly of the Seon lineage, which is derivative of the Chen(Zen) Buddhism of China.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Traditional_Korean_thought (357 words)

	Traditional Korean medicine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Traditional Korean medicine (Hangul: 한의학, Hanja: 韓醫學) developed under the influence of Chinese medical techniques and procedures.
		In the Goryeo dynasty (고려), traditional medicine from the Silla dynasty (신라) and Indian medicine as influenced by Buddhism were adopted.
		In the early 20th century, the colonisation of Korea by Japan brought biomedicine from the West and this was a period of decline for traditional medical practices.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Traditional_Korean_medicine (594 words)

	Learn more about Korea in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In Korean, Korea is referred to as "Chosŏn" (조선; 朝鮮) in the North and "Hanguk" (한국; 韓國) in the south.
		In 1392 a Korean general, Yi Seonggye, was sent to China to campaign against the Ming Dynasty, but instead he allied himself with the Chinese, and returned to overthow the Goryeo king and establish a new dynasty.
		Korean people were forced to adopt Japanese names whilst the celebration of Korean culture was suppressed.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /k/ko/korea.html (1717 words)

	ooBdoo
		Korean civilization reached its height in the 15th century, during the reign of King Sejong the Great, when the Korean alphabet hangul was created and turtle ships, possibly the world's first ironclad warships, were deployed.
		In the Korean language, Korea as a whole is referred to as Chosŏn (Korean chosŏn'gŭl: 조선; hanja: 朝鮮; McCune-Reischauer: Chosǒn; revised: Joseon) by North Korea and Han-guk (Korean hangul: 대한민국; hanja: 大韓民國; revised: Hanguk; McCune-Reischauer: Han'guk) by South Korea.
		Korean resistance to Japanese brutal occupation was manifested in the massive March 1st Movement of 1919.
	www.oobdoo.com /wikipedia/?title=Korea (3283 words)

	Korea - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Korea (한국, Hanguk, or 조선, Chosǒn) is a civilization and geographical area situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia, bordering China to the northwest and Russia to the northeast, with Japan situated to the southeast across the Korea Strait.
		About 60,000 Koreans working under harsh conditions in Japanese mines are known to have died between 1939 and 1945, and an unknown number of people were forced to become samples for Japanese biological experiments conducted by the Unit 731.
		The southern and southwestern coastline of the Korean Peninsula is a well-developed Lias coastline.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Korea (3659 words)

	Korean-Arts Celadon Tea Ware - Steeping Green Tea
		Korean green tea can be roughly classified into three categories based primarily on the time the tea leaves were picked.
		After the first sip, the cup is then brought down to the level of the belly and held there while the drinker breathes and clears the mind of thoughts while focusing ones energy into the area of the body behind the belly button.
		After the second sip of tea the cup should be brought to the middle of the torso, and again, one should breathe, clear the mind of thoughts and feel the energy flow from the middle of the chest.
	www.korean-arts.com /tea_ware/celadon_tea_ware.htm (2090 words)

	Philosophy of Taewondo Spirit
		The Korean's traditional thought is characterized by the priority on loyalty to the country and filial piety in people's daily life, thus making people think about the responsibilities first before seeking any power and voluntary working for justice.
		Thus, the hwarangdo spirit inherited the Korean's traditional thought based on the seon philosophy and gave birth to the Taekwondo spirit consisting of the thought of loyalty and filial piety, courage of no retreat from fighting and practical ethic thought of consistency in learning and acting.
		Therefore, the Koreans' traditional martial art Taekwondo aims not only to acquire power an skill for self-defense but to perfect oneself with the character of devoting one's life to the safeguard of justice, of respecting the responsibilities and of embodying the thought of universal equality.
	www.pastornet.net.au /response/articles/29.htm (1036 words)

	The Ultimate Korea Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
		Korea is a formerly unified country, situated on the Korean Peninsula in northern East Asia, bordering on China to the west and Russia to the north.
		Korean historical documents state that Go-Joseon (also called Dangun Joseon; Dangun is the term designated to a monarch of Go-Joseon) came to power in the 24th century, BCE.
		The Korean Peninsula is populated almost exclusively by ethnic Koreans, although a significant minority of ethnic Chinese (about 20,000 [5]) exists in South Korea, and small communities of ethnic Chinese and Japanese are said to exist in North Korea [6].
	www.dogluvers.com /dog_breeds/Korea (3546 words)

	Traditions of Change
		Most forms of Korean traditional dance, and East Asian traditional dance in general, are markedly different from familiar kinds of Western dance, such as ballet, in one critical way.
		The salp’uri dancer wears the traditional formal dress (hanbok) of a woman, usually white in color, and ties the hair in the bun of a married woman.
		This story, which is reflects the Korean Buddhist/shamanist notions of the path of the spirit, bears some similarities to the Judeo-Christian story of the spirit’s road to heaven.
	www.arts.wa.gov /progFA/korean/Korean14.htm (683 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Traditional Korean thought (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Korean Buddhism is distinguished from other forms of Buddhism by its attempt to resolve what it sees as inconsistencies in Chinese Mahayana Buddhism.
		Korean Buddhism then went on to have strong effects on Buddhism in Japan and the West.
		Korean Buddhism consists mostly of the Seon lineage.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Traditional_Korean_thought (325 words)

	Korea Article, Korea Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		However,both Korean states proclaim eventual reunification as agoal, that is, the restoration of Korea as a single state.
		In Korean, Korea is referred to as " Hanguk " (한국; 韓國) in the south and " Chosŏn " (조선; 朝鮮) in the north.
		A unified Korean team marched under the Unification Flag in the opening ceremonies of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, but the North and South Korean national teams competed separately in sporting events.
	www.anoca.org /korean/south/korea.html (1512 words)

	Korean History:: A Bibliography :::::: [RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY - General]
		Grayson, James H. "The Importance of the Study of Korean Religions and Their Role in Inter-Religious Dialogue." In Hangukhak ui kwaje wa chonmang: Che-5 hoe kukche haksul hoeui segye Hangukhak taehoe nonmunjip II (Yesul - sasang - sahoe p'yon): Korean Studies, Its Tasks and Perspectives II: Papers of the 5th International Conference on Korean Studies.
		"The Characteristics of Korean Thought." In Segye-sok ui Hanguk munhwa: Yulgok 400 chugi e chuum hayo: Che-3 hoe kukche haksul hoeui nonmunjip: Korean Culture and Its Characteristics on the Occasion of the 400th Anniversary of Yi Yulgok's Death: Papers of the 3rd International Conference.
		"Concord and Discord in the History of Korean Thought: A Pluralistic Appraisal." In Hangukhak ui kwaje wa chonmang: Che-5 hoe kukche haksul hoeui segye Hangukhak taehoe nonmunjip II (Yesul - sasang - sahoe p'yon): Korean Studies, Its Tasks and Perspectives II: Papers of the 5th International Conference on Korean Studies.
	www.hawaii.edu /korea/bibliography/religion_philosophy-general.htm (1506 words)

	sociology - Culture of Korea
		Traditional string instruments include zithers such as the gayageum, geomungo, and ajaeng, and the haegeum, a two-stringed fiddle.
		There is a great number of traditional percussion instruments, including the kkwaenggwari (hand-held gong), the jing (hanging gong), buk (barrel drum), janggu (hourglass drum), bak (clapper), pyeonjong (bell chimes), pyeongyeong (stone chimes), as well as the eo (tiger-shaped scraper) and the chuk (wooden box).
		The history of Korean Ceramics is long and includes both Korean pottery a later development after the traditional use of coils and hammered clay to create early votive and sculptural artefacts.
	www.aboutsociology.com /sociology/Culture_of_Korea (3227 words)

	Korean Course Listings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Survey of Korean thought in the late 19th and 20th centuries, including religious thought, political thought, feminism, nationalism, and economic thinking and practice.
		Readings in Korean intellectual history and its social, political, and economic background from the rise of neo-Confucianism in the 14th century to the 20th century.
		Critical history of development of traditional Korean literature, with emphasis on canon and ideology, literary systems, hierarchy of genres, rise of literary kinds and forms, periodization, and critical issues in literary history.
	www.registrar.ucla.edu /catalog/catalog05-07-1-76.htm (2246 words)

	The Korean challenge
		Soju is, after all, a traditional Korean drink made from rice with a neutral vodkalike profile.
		Korean food can be enjoyably paired with wine; just think of the food's taste profile and what wines will work best, either complementing or contrasting with the flavors.
		What makes Korean food more challenging are the many spicy, full-flavored dishes; the prevalence of fiery kimchi, a side dish of fermented vegetables served at most every meal; and the stewlike nature of a number of Korean dishes.
	www.azcentral.com /home/food/articles/0619korean0619.html (1021 words)

	"KOREAN"
		The anthropological and archeological elements shared by Koreans and the people in other regions of the South Pacific are rice cultivation, tattooing, a matrilineal family system, the myth of an egg as the birth place of royalty and other recent discoveries in paleolithic or preceramic cultures.
		In traditional Korean society, the learning and study of Chinese characters and classical Chinese were entirely monopolised by a small class of elite aristocrats.
		One of the characteristics of the relative clause in Korean is that it lacks relative pronouns.
	ling.kgw.tu-berlin.de /Korean/Artikel01/Korean.htm (6983 words)

	The New Beginning: Korean Catholicism and Confucianism
		But now South Korean citizens are beginning to shun traditional customs and attitudes, including their spirituality, as they adapt to a pop culture mentality that is gaining a more and more pervasive influence in Korean society.
		The leaders of the Church are known for their opposition to legislative proposals that would undermine both religious practice and family life, and Catholic traditions in Korea mesh neatly with the traditional Korean respect for elders.
		Volume 2 of The Sources of Korean Tradition has a chapter dealing with "The Encounter with the West," which includes "Criticism of Catholicism" and "The Persecution of Catholicism." I don't have the book yet, but it would be interesting to see what sort of texts it has gathered for these topics.
	cantate-domino.blogspot.com /2006/08/korean-catholicism-and-confucianism.html (2447 words)

	Culture of Korea - Gurupedia
		Traditional Korean wind instruments include the cylindrical oboe (piri), metal-bell shawm (taepyeongso), transverse flute (daegeum), end-blown flute (danso), mouth organ (saenghwang) and the ocarina (hun).
		Apart from the instruments used, traditional Korean music is characterized by improvisation and the lack of breaks between movements.
		This kingdom was one of the strongest in the north east of China and the Korean peninsula between the 5th and 7th century AD.
	www.gurupedia.com /c/cu/culture_of_korea.htm (3027 words)

	Introduction to Korean Food
		Korea was once primarily an agricultural nation, and Koreans have cultivated rice as their staple food since ancient times.
		These days Korean food is characterized by a wide variety of meat and fish dishes along with wild greens and vegetables.
		The prominent feature of a Korean table setting is that all dishes are served at the same time.
	www.chinatownconnection.com /korean-food.htm (507 words)

	A Voice From the Earth - J. Martin Holman
		For many Americans, the Korean conflict is a war that took place in sort of netherworld that hovered somewhere between Japan and a television lot in Hollywood.
		The encroaching war, however, drives the childless couple from their village, and they are forced to scrounge and scavenge for food in a desolate, unpredictable world very different from the one they have known.
		In traditional Korean thought, geomancy--the study of the supernatural forces that permeate the land, their divination and proper consideration...
	www.worldandi.com /specialreport/1992/august/Sa19960.htm (304 words)

	Korean Quartely Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		According to Lim, Korean dishes are much harder to assimilate into this culture because the smallest changes in recipes would no longer make the food Korean.
		For Korean customers, the popular dishes are various chee gaes (hot, spicy stews cooked with seafood) and one of the most popular dishes is the dol-soht bibimbap, a dish he often made while working in Los Angeles restaurants.
		After eating their spicy dinners, Korean patrons also frequent the neighboring DoReMi music studios (No Ray Bang), located in the same strip mall as Hoban, where groups can rent out a room containing a large screen TV and a karoke machine.
	www.koreanquarterly.org /Spring98/hoban.asp (1261 words)

	Koreana - Korean Cultural Heritage - Korea Foundation
		Korean Cultural Heritage is a series of four splendidly illustrated photobooks.
		Though Korea has often been thought of as little more than a cultural bridge of China and Japan, and few in the West are aware of its cultural achievement, Korea boasts a rich and varied history of arts.
		Those are : The relationship between the individual and the community; the Korean concept of nature; Korea's religious and philosophical tradition; and the importance of family.
	www.koreanbook.de /BookServices/books/KoreaFoundation.html (550 words)

	Korean History:: A Bibliography :::::: [RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY - Shamanism]
		"Korean Shamanism: A Bibliographical Introduction." In Richard W.I. Guisso and Yu Chai-shin, eds.
		Walraven, Boudewijn C.A. "Pollution Beliefs in Traditional Korean Thought." In Hangukhak ui kwaje wa chonmang: Che-5 hoe kukche haksul hoeui segye Hangukhak taehoe nonmunjip II (Yesul - sasang - sahoe p'yon): Korean Studies, Its Tasks and Perspectives II: Papers of the 5th International Conference on Korean Studies.
		Walraven, Boudewijn C.A. "The Root of Evil: As Explained in Korean Shaman Songs." In Daniel Bouchez, Robert C. Provine, and Roderick Whitfield, eds.
	www.hawaii.edu /korea/bibliography/religion_philosophy-shamanism.htm (386 words)

	Korean Swords - Asia Finest Discussion Forum
		I'm guessing the designs for Korean swords were introduced from Korea to Japan when Paekche influence on Japanese culture was at its peak with Korean craftsmen going over there to teach flsmiths in Osaka and then their knowledge spreading from there on in Japan.
		Korean swords tend to be smooth from the blunt edge to sharp edge, with no straight lines running the length of the blade.
		Korean sheaths are much more extravagant, often crafted from gold or mother of pearl.
	www.asiafinest.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=8375 (490 words)

	The Traditional Korean Funeral
		In fact, there are a lot of Korean traditions and customs which I don’t know much about since I left Korea at young age.
		All the females had to wear a fl or white traditional Korean dress called a Han Bok and the males had to wear a regular fl suit with a fl tie.
		According to the old tradition, women were supposed to wail out loud to let the village know that their loved one had died.
	bosp.kcc.hawaii.edu /Horizons/Horizons2002/Traditional_Korean.html (5299 words)

	Korean Crafts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Korean Focus is a Washington, DC area organization that offers information, support, and friendship to families with an interest in Korean culture and the Korean American community.
		Korean crafts can be broadly classed according to medium as: metal crafts, wood crafts, ceramics, glass...
		...The history of Korean Ceramics is long and includes both Korean pottery a later development after the traditional use of coils and.....Traditional Korean thought, Contemporary culture of...
	www.kstitch.com /korean-crafts.html (221 words)

	Language Story - Korean Culture
		A long, long time ago a man was sitting in his room (those little traditional Korean ones ^-^) thinking to create a new language for the newly independent country.
		He wanted something simple in opposition to the complexity of Hanja (Chinese characters) and the three different alphabets of Japan.
		He thought and thought but couldn't come up with anything; hoping to find some consolation from the night sky, he motioned to open the window, but he heard that there was a lot of rain falling outside.
	www.learnkoreanlanguage.com /Language-Story.html (115 words)

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