[KS] Re: Mother of Tangun

[Lauren Deutsch]

Dr. Hogarth ... I found your Korean_Studies listserve announcement of two 
books: the one you cited here and the other, which is described as being
focused on contemporary practices. I would like to have access to both if
they are in English. If they are not, I would not be able to read them,
although I'm sure the photographic images are of great worth as well.

I spent three weeks with Kim Keum Hwa at the end of May / beginning of June.
I had met her three times previously but only for brief moments and twice in
context of a group, so I didn't have the opportunity to pursue some personal
issues. This time she was very generous indeed in taking me on, so to speak,
and I had many deep experiences with her and members of her troupe, despite
our not speaking a common language.

Thank you again for your assistance. I was fortunate to meet Park Hi-ah in
1990 in Los Angeles, one of Kim Keum-Hwa's god daughters, and learned much
from her. I remain very hungry for more information on shamanism in Korea to
fill in the many blanks of my experiences.
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>From: HKHogarth at aol.com
>To: korean-studies at mailbase.ac.uk
>Subject: Re: Mother of Tangun
>Date: Fri, Jul 28, 2000, 4:37 AM
>

> Dear Ms. Deutch,
>
> Further to Prof. Clark's correction, I would like to point out that the
> mountain on Kanghwa-do is pronounced 'Mani-san', not 'Mari-san' (please refer
> to Han'guk minjok munhwa tae paekkwa sajOn, pp.524-525, among other things).
> The Tan'gun Academic House also sounds a little awkward, for the shrine
> situated there.
>
> For a  discussion of the shrine and the biographical details of the deified
> personages whose pictures are displayed there, please refer to my book
> entitled, Korean Shamanism and Cultural Nationalism, published in 1999 by
> Chimmundang,
> Chapter 6 (especially, 6.4. Is the Tan'gun Myth an Invention of Tradition?,
> pp 365-369).
>
> Hyun-key Kim Hogarth (Dr.)
> 


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