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Sam Jong Dong: a South Korean village

University MicrofilmsAnn Arbor, Mich.Published In 1970 • Pages:

By: Knez, Eugene Irving.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a study of the community of Sam Jong Dong, a village in Kyongsang Namdo province in southeastern Korea. Coverage is generally well rounded throughout the source, which is divided into five major parts. Part I deals with the geography of the region and historical setting of the village, including data on the characteristics of the population. Part II is devoted primarily to village social behavior and includes data on names, social classes, politics, marriage, socialization processes, education, the daily routine of activities, and recreation. Part III centers on the religion of the village with special attention given to ethics, the ancestor cult, death and burial, shamans and geomancers. Part IV is concerned with the technological aspects of the village, especially in terms of house-type, household utensils,agricultural implements, etc. The concluding section is a brief evaluation of the preceding parts in which the author notes far more ethnographic work needs to be done to present a complete picture of the village. The appendices are especially good in this source, presenting a rich array of information on occupations, domesticated and wild plants, population statistics and a list of oriental references with commentary thereon.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Acculturation and culture contact
Dwellings
Utensils
Internal trade
Rest days and holidays
Classes
Community structure
Cult of the dead
Ordering of time
Revelation and divination
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Korea
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
1998
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Asia
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
East Asia
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
Book
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
John Beierle ; 1974
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1952
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
not specified
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Sam Jong Dong, Kyongsang Namdo Province, Korea
NotesAdditional notes
[by] Eugene Irving Knez
Thesis (Ph.D.) -- Syracuse University, 1959
UM 59-6308
Includes bibliography
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Koreans