Female mountain spirits in Korea: a neglected tradition.

Asian Folklore Studies | April 1, 1996| | Copyright

The worship of mountain spirits in Korea is one of the most ubiquitous aspects of the nation's folk religion. While the mountain-spirit cult is often described in the literature as focused on a grandfather-like primary spirit called San-sin,(1) there are other cultic practices that propitiate the minor, localized spirits of individual mountains. These spirits, known as yo-sansin, are conceived to be female. Korean folklore researchers have shown that the gender of many mountain place-names and the gender of certain mountain spirits mentioned in legends provide rich evidence for ...

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