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Korea's pastimes and customs : a social history / Lee E-wha ; Translated by Ju-Hee Park.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Korean Publication details: Paramus, N.J. : Homa Sekey Books, c2006.Edition: 1st American edDescription: x, 264 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), 1 col. port. 23 cmISBN:
  • 1931907382 (pbk.)
  • 9781931907385 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 390/.09519/0903 22
LOC classification:
  • 409 DS 904 W551k 2006
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) 409 DS 904 W551k 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000050969

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.

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