[KS] RE: Bear as symbol

[Kwang Ok]

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Sorry to all, bothering with this subject.  This mail may be concerned by
Maite.

In my opinion, if Korean sontemporary history of education on the Dangun
Legend is well presenting to children, the meaning of bear, especially,
half-moon black bear, is recongnised as a symbol of Korean mother.  Her
caring, enduring, and smart are perhaps elements of the symbolism.  Well, I as
a Korean young man understood the symbolism of bear as the sublimation of
Korean Taoism.

Sorry Maite, if I hold more information on this, I will forward it to you in
the future.

Thanks.

Gwang.
Strathclyde University

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Maite Diez <maite18 at yahoo.com>
To: <korean-studies at iic.edu>
Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2000 11:15 PM
Subject: Bear as symbol

> Hello,
> I'm an independent scholar working to produce an anthology of
> interviews I collected from Korean women while living in Korea.
> 
> As I am introducing in my book the legend of Tangun, I wondered what
> symbolic meaning, if any, the bear has in contemporary Korea.
> 
> Thank you for help on answers and resources.
> 
> Maite Diez
> The Inner Ear
> Hull MA 02045