Notes on Things Korean

PREFACE TO REVISED EDITION
INTRODUCTION
CHRONOLOGY
BELIEFS AND CUSTOMS
Ancestral Rites, Chesa│Birth│Birthdays, Saeng-il│Buddhism, Pulgyo│Buddhist Deities│
Changsu˘ng, Spirit Posts│Ch'o˘ndogyo, Religion of the Heavenly Way│Confucianism, Yugyo│
Fortunetelling, Cho˘m│Funerals, Changrye│Geomancy, P'ungsu│Marriage, Kyo˘lhon│
Rites for Confucius, So˘kcho˘n│Rites for Household Gods, Kosa│Rites for Royalty, Chehyang│
Sebae, New Year's Obeisance│Shamanism, Musok│T'aejonggyo, Religion of the Great Founding Ancestor│
Talismans, Pujo˘k│Taoism, Togyo│Zodiiac, Shibiji

LIFESTYLE
Dress│Family System│Food│Housing│Lunar Calendar│Names│
Seals, Tojang│Traditional Medicine, Hanbang

SPECIAL DAYS
Ch'op'ail, Buddha's Birthday│Ch'uso˘k, Harvest Moon Festival│Hanshik, Cold Food Day│
Pok-nal, Dog Days│So˘l-nal, Lunar New Year's Day│Taeboru˘m, First Full Moon Day│
Tano, Fifth Day of the Fifth Moon

ARTS AND CRAFTS
Calligraphy, So˘ye│Celadon, Ch'o˘ngja│Folding Screens, Pyo˘ngp'ung│Ho, Sobriquet│
Hwagak, Ox Horn│Kimch'i Pots│Maedu˘p, Ornamental Knots│Mother-of-pearl Lacquerwork, Chagae│
Mulberry Paper, Hanji│Paper Craft│Pojagi, Wrapping Cloths│Punch'o˘ng│
Sagunja, Four Noble Gentlemen Painting│Shipchangsaeng, Ten Longevity Symbols│
Tanch'o˘ng│White Porcelain, Paekcha

MUSIC AND DANCE
Buddhist Ritual Dance, Chakpo˘p│Buddhist Ritual Music│Ch'anggu˘k, Folk Opera│
Chinese Court Music, Tang-ak│Classical Music, Kug-ak│Confucian Dance, Ilmu│
Confucian Shrine Music, Munmyo-ak│Court Dance, Cho˘ngjae│Court Music, A-ak│Dance, Ch'um│
Fan Dance, Puch'ae Ch'um│Farmer's Music and Dance, Nong-ak│Folk Music, Minsog-ak│
Hwach'o˘ng, Buddhist Chant│Kagok, Long Lyric Songs│Kanggang suwollae, Circle Dance│
Kasa, Long Narrative Songs│Korean Court Music, Hyang-ak│Masked Dance Drama, T'alch'um│
Musical Instruments, Akki│P'ansori, Epic Narrative Songs│Percussion Instruments│
Po˘mp'ae, Ritual Chant│Processional Music, Koch'wi│Royal Ancestral Shrine Music, Chongmyo-ak│
Salp'uri, Spirit Cleansing Dance│Samulnori, Four-man Drumming and Dancing│Sanjo, Scattered Melodies│
Shamanic Music, Shinawi│Shijo, Singing of Shijo Poems│Su˘ngmu, Monk's Dance│String Instruments│
Wind Instruments│Yo˘mbul, Sutra Recitation

LANGUAGE AND LETTERS
Han-gu˘l, Korean Alphabet│Hyangga, Verse Form│Kasa, Poetic Form│
Samguk sagi, History of the Three Kingdoms│Samguk yusa, Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms│
Shijo, Classical Poetic Form│Writing System

HISTORIC FIGURES
An Chung-gu˘n│Chinul│Cho˘ng Mong-ju│Iryo˘n│Kim Ch'un-ch'u│Kim Yu-shin│
King Sejong the Great│Shin Saimdang│Tan-gun│Wang Ko˘n│Wonhyo│Yi Hwang, T'oegye│
Yi I, Yulgok│Yi So˘ng-gye│Yi Sun-shin│Yu Kwan-sun

FAMOUS PLACES AND MONUMENTS
Buddhist Temples│Ch'angdo˘kkung Palace│Ch'anggyo˘nggung Palace│Ch'o˘mso˘ngdae Observatory│
Chongmyo Shrine│Confucian Shrines│Kyo˘ngbokkung Palace│Kyo˘nghu˘igung Palace│
Munmyo, Temple of Confucius│Namdaemun Gate│Palaces│Pagoda Park│Pulguksa Temple│
Sajiktan Altar│So˘kkuram Grotto│So˘nggyun-gwan Academy│To˘ksugung Palace│
Tombs, Myo and Nu˘ng│Tongdaemun Gate│Tongnimmun, Independence Arch│Won-gudan Altar

GAMES AND SPORTS
Ch'ajo˘nnori, Juggernaut Battle│Changgi, General's Chess│Chegi, Shuttlecock│Chuldarigi, Tug of War│
Hwat'u, Flower Cards│Yo˘nnalligi, Kiteflying│Konggi, Jacks│Kossaum, Loop Fight│
No˘lttwigi, Teeter-Totter│Nottari palki, Princess Bridge│Paduk│Ssiru˘m, Wrestling│Yut

MISCELLANEOUS
Hwarang, Flower of Youth Troop│Kisaeng, Female Entertainers│Korean Flag│Kwago˘, Civil Examinations│
March First Independence Movement│Tripitaka Koreana│Yangban

RULERS OF KOREA'S ANCIENT KINGDOMS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
GLOSSARY
ROMANIZATION USING KOREAN GOVERNMENT SYSTEM