Browsing the archives for the Shamanism tag

23 May 10

Dang-namu (당나무): Sacred Trees of the Village

If you’ve spent any time touring the Korean countryside, you might have noticed a single gnarly old tree standing nearby a farm village here or there. These trees are actually called Dang-namu (당나무) and according to Korean folk religion (a form of Korean Shamanism) they are actually one of the village’s Dong-shin (동신), [...]

3 Comments Posted in Gyeongju, Korean culture, Shamanism, Stories, legends & people, Temples & shrines by Sherwin
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9 Apr 10

Links: San-shin.org

Like a lot of posts on this blog, I’d meant to get something up on San-shin.org ages ago.  If you’re at all interested in traditional Korean culture, this site’s an awesome resource.  It’s a treasure trove of info on everything from Korean Shamanism and Buddhist culture to folk art, feng shui, hiking and green tea.
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0 Comments Posted in Book Reviews, Korean culture, Links, Shamanism, Stories, legends & people, Websites by Sherwin
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10 Jan 10

Underwater Tomb of King Munmu the Great (문무대왕릉)

With friends visiting for the New Year, we decided to make use of our new set of wheels and go exploring a bit.  On New Year’s day we made the 45 min. trek over the mountains to Bonggil Beach (봉길해수욕장) on the East Sea, though were a bit too late to catch the sunrise, as [...]

8 Comments Posted in Gyeongju, Shamanism, Stories, legends & people, Tips for tourists, Tombs by Sherwin
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