Book
Ancestor worship and Korean society
Stanford University Press • Stanford, Calif. • Published In 1982 • Pages:
By: Janelli, Roger L., Janelli, Dawnhee Yim.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a study of ancestor worship in a small South Korean village. The authors examine the differences and similarities between household-based and more inclusive lineage-based ancestor rites--both of which exclude women--as well as, rites celebrating village elders, which are very similar in form to ancestor rites. The authors also examine the propitiation of particular ancestors, in shaman-mediated seance known as a KUT, in which women normally participate. They found that men and women have different ideas and beliefs regarding ancestors, due to their different social positions and status within the lineage. Men are more likely to stress ancestral benevolance, because men are more committed than women to agnatic solidarity, and more dependent on lineage elders. However, women recognize ancestral hostility and affliction.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Gender status
- Family relationships
- Lineages
- Clans
- Magical and mental therapy
- Cult of the dead
- Eschatology
- 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
- Ian Skoggard ; 1997
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1973-1974, 1977-1978
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1400-1978
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Kagong-ni Hubuk, Republic of Korea
- NotesAdditional notes
- Roger L. Janelli, Dawnhee Yim Janelli
- Includes bibliographical references (p.199-214) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 81051757
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Koreans