Korea's historic clans : family traditions of the jongga.
Korea's historic clans : family traditions of the jongga.
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- Korea essentials ; no. 19 .
- Korea essentials ; no. 19. .
1. Korean family names and the meaning of jongga -- 2. The four rituals that give people lives of dignity -- 3. Food culture of the jongga -- 4. Jongtaek, the house that generations have called home -- 5. Learning : the taeching and practice of moral principles.
A jongga is a family that can trace its line of progenitors back to a single distinguished ancestor. The eldest living son of this main lineage is the jongson, and his wife is the jongbu. This couple is charged with performing numerous ancestral rites and entertaining the numerous guests that visit the jongga. Many families have preserved this tradition even through the turbulence of Korean modern history and the prevalence of nuclear family culture brought on by industrialization. There is more to jongga culture than the bloodline alone. It is an emotional haven and a spiritual compass, provid.
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Aristocracy (Social class)--History.--Korea
Families--History.--Korea
Aristocratie--Histoire.--Corée
Familles--Histoire.--Corée
REFERENCE--Genealogy & Heraldry.
Aristocracy (Social class)
Families.
Manners and customs.
Korea--Genealogy.
Korea--Social life and customs.
Corée--Généalogies.
Corée--Mœurs et coutumes.
Korea.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Genealogy.
History.
CS1334
929.209519
1. Korean family names and the meaning of jongga -- 2. The four rituals that give people lives of dignity -- 3. Food culture of the jongga -- 4. Jongtaek, the house that generations have called home -- 5. Learning : the taeching and practice of moral principles.
A jongga is a family that can trace its line of progenitors back to a single distinguished ancestor. The eldest living son of this main lineage is the jongson, and his wife is the jongbu. This couple is charged with performing numerous ancestral rites and entertaining the numerous guests that visit the jongga. Many families have preserved this tradition even through the turbulence of Korean modern history and the prevalence of nuclear family culture brought on by industrialization. There is more to jongga culture than the bloodline alone. It is an emotional haven and a spiritual compass, provid.
9781624120596 (electronic bk.) 1624120598 (electronic bk.)
CB64FBFA-EE1B-435E-8A9C-3B6BC48D4FF9 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Aristocracy (Social class)--History.--Korea
Families--History.--Korea
Aristocratie--Histoire.--Corée
Familles--Histoire.--Corée
REFERENCE--Genealogy & Heraldry.
Aristocracy (Social class)
Families.
Manners and customs.
Korea--Genealogy.
Korea--Social life and customs.
Corée--Généalogies.
Corée--Mœurs et coutumes.
Korea.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Genealogy.
History.
CS1334
929.209519