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Overlooked Historical Records of the Three Korean Kingdoms
"The book considers the great quantity of Buddhist narratives, anecdotes on primitive beliefs, and folktales, explores the religious consciousness of the Korean people ... The author also attempts to examine Buddhism's influence on Korean culture"--p. 4 of cover.
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432 pages, Hardcover
First published March 11, 2006
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August 13, 2020
Definitely a dense book, but many of the stories are interesting, and probably familiar to many Koreans (I had definitely heard more than a couple before).
My notes basically dealt with which pages certain topics were on, so I'll list some of the most interesting topics (in my opinion):
Goguryeo (p. 70)
Heilong river (p. 21)
Buyeo (pronounced Fuyu in Chinese) (p.23)
Founding of Goguryeo (p. 23)
King Taejong (p. 63)
Downfall of Baekje (p. 65)
Animal blood was applied to human mouths for oaths (p. 77)
The king had long ears story (p. 110)
Yeomchok (Ichadon) (p. 180)
No killing allowed in Baekje (p. 189)
Yeon Gaesomun (p. 190)
Wongwang (p. 283)
My notes basically dealt with which pages certain topics were on, so I'll list some of the most interesting topics (in my opinion):
Goguryeo (p. 70)
Heilong river (p. 21)
Buyeo (pronounced Fuyu in Chinese) (p.23)
Founding of Goguryeo (p. 23)
King Taejong (p. 63)
Downfall of Baekje (p. 65)
Animal blood was applied to human mouths for oaths (p. 77)
The king had long ears story (p. 110)
Yeomchok (Ichadon) (p. 180)
No killing allowed in Baekje (p. 189)
Yeon Gaesomun (p. 190)
Wongwang (p. 283)
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