Korea's pastimes and customs : a social history /
Yi, I-hwa.
Korea's pastimes and customs : a social history / Lee E-wha ; Translated by Ju-Hee Park. - 1st American ed. - Paramus, N.J. : Homa Sekey Books, c2006. - x, 264 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), 1 col. port. 23 cm.
Includes index. Partial translation of Lee E-Wha's History of Korea, Vol. 14.
Part I: Pastimes -- A good baduk player was welcome everywhere -- Gambling: the ruin of families -- Pastimes for boys -- Pastimes for girls -- Open-air pastimes for girls -- Pastimes for both sexes -- Men's pastimes for discipline and martial prowess -- Part II: Customs -- Importance of clan affiliation -- The life of won gyeongha, a yangaban (a man of high birth) -- Seasonal customs -- Farmers? co-ops (dure) bring peasants together -- Banning luxury goods? the road to a strong, prosperous nation -- Part III: Insatiable curiosity about the future -- Predicting the future according to the secrets of tojeong (tojeong bigyeol) -- Forewarned is forearmed -- Peace of mind comes from abstinence -- Four pillars (saju) and physiognomy.
Translated from the Korean.
1931907382 (pbk.) 9781931907385 (pbk.)
2005019691
GBA569741 bnb
013275076 Uk
Games--History.--Korea
Jeux--Histoire.--Coré
Korea--Social life and customs.
Korea--Social conditions.
Corâee--Murs et coutumes.
Corâee--Conditions sociales.
409 DS 904 / W551k 2006
390/.09519/0903
Korea's pastimes and customs : a social history / Lee E-wha ; Translated by Ju-Hee Park. - 1st American ed. - Paramus, N.J. : Homa Sekey Books, c2006. - x, 264 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), 1 col. port. 23 cm.
Includes index. Partial translation of Lee E-Wha's History of Korea, Vol. 14.
Part I: Pastimes -- A good baduk player was welcome everywhere -- Gambling: the ruin of families -- Pastimes for boys -- Pastimes for girls -- Open-air pastimes for girls -- Pastimes for both sexes -- Men's pastimes for discipline and martial prowess -- Part II: Customs -- Importance of clan affiliation -- The life of won gyeongha, a yangaban (a man of high birth) -- Seasonal customs -- Farmers? co-ops (dure) bring peasants together -- Banning luxury goods? the road to a strong, prosperous nation -- Part III: Insatiable curiosity about the future -- Predicting the future according to the secrets of tojeong (tojeong bigyeol) -- Forewarned is forearmed -- Peace of mind comes from abstinence -- Four pillars (saju) and physiognomy.
Translated from the Korean.
1931907382 (pbk.) 9781931907385 (pbk.)
2005019691
GBA569741 bnb
013275076 Uk
Games--History.--Korea
Jeux--Histoire.--Coré
Korea--Social life and customs.
Korea--Social conditions.
Corâee--Murs et coutumes.
Corâee--Conditions sociales.
409 DS 904 / W551k 2006
390/.09519/0903