[KS] Re: Golem/Frankenstein Motif in Korean or Other Asian Tradition
John Frankl
jmfrankl at fas.harvard.edu
Tue Mar 14 06:16:08 EST 2000
Not wanting to incur too much wrath, I will keep this brief. Hong
Kiltong--in the Wanp'anbon version--duplicates himself by animating seven
men/dolls made of straw/grass (ch'oin). He is thus able to appear and
wreak simultaneous havoc in all eight provinces.
John Frankl
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