[Korean study series 4]

Comprised of seven foundation myths, ten shamanist myths from the Korean mainland, and nine shamanist myths from Cheju Island, Myths of Korea presents twenty-six myths in accurate and readable translation, mostly for the first time in English. To make them more easily understandable to the general reader, these myths have been rewritten according to their central narrative plot. The corpus assembled here holds out manifold possibilities for future research―a comparative study of myths in general and shamanist myths in particular.

본서는 건국신화 7편, 한반도와 제주도의 무속신화 각 10편과 9편을 정확하면서도 가독성 높은 번역으로 소개한다. 이 책에 수록된 총 26편의 신화는 이전에 영어로 소개된 적이 없는 것들이 대부분이며 일반 독자들에게 더 쉽게 다가가도록 중심 서사플롯에 따라 고쳐 썼다. 이 선집은 신화 전반이나 특히 무속신화의 비교연구를 비롯하여 다양한 연구의 자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

ㅡFoundation Myths
Tangun
Chumong
Pak Hy kk se
Kim Suro
S k T'arhae
Kim Alchi
The Three Clans

ㅡShamanist Myths of the Peninsula
Song of Creation
Prayer to the Steamer God
Song for the Play of Sun and Moon
Myth of the House God (Tongnae Version)
Origin Myth of the House God (Hwang Uyang)
Origin Myth of the Three Ches k Gods
The Abandoned Princess
Myth of Seven Stars
Myth of Changja
Rites for the Visitors

ㅡShamanist Myths of Cheju Island
Origin Myth of Igong
Origin Myth of Samgong
Origin Myth of the Agriclture Gods
Origin Myth of the Messenger
Origin Myth of the Kunung
Origin Myth of Life Grandmother
Origin Myth of the Main Shrine of the S gwip'o Gods
Origin Myth of T'osan Shrine
Origin Myth of Koenegi Shrine