Talk:Korean mythology

Embarrassment?
"Korean mythology is disintegrating rapidly to the level of folklore because of lack of interest or perhaps rather embarrassment."

"It is contended by some that after the Korean War Koreans became embarrassed about their own mythology and though many figures are still alive in the consciousness of the general population, much of the oral tradition about the relationship between the mythological figures has been lost."

As a Korean who grew up in Korea, I must note that I am unaware of any collective embarrassment regarding Korean mythology. Retellings, in books or cartoons, are popular, and myths remain a familiar part of the Korean storytelling tradition. I would also like to see the sources for this article, if any, as it does not strike me as being very accurate. Any article stating "It is contended by some" does not inspire much faith. --Noctua 22:12, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

"Deities" section is also unusable
The "deities" section, which I just noticed, is nigh-unusuable:


 * Mixes literary deities with shamanic deities. Hwanung is not worshipped in Korean shamanism, and Dangun only barely.
 * Mixes NRM deities with traditional deities. Haneullim is not worshipped in Korean shamanism either, and a quick look through Google Books at the source in the Haneullim article shows that not only is the source of questionable academic reliability WRT the history of Korean shamanism (describing the religion as a "deteriorated form... in need of radical renovation" and making nationalist claims not current in South Korean scholarship), the author himself concedes that Haneullim is "neglected" in the modern religion.
 * Mixes Jeju deities with mainland deities. Seonang and Danggeum-agi worship is mainland only, Hallakgung'i or Sobyeol-wang are Jeju only. They were never worshipped together.
 * Unreliable sources: Bugeun is not a god of sexual relationships and Doosan Encyclopedia is not a very reliable source; EKFC, the actual reliable source, describes Bugeun as a title for gods used in the Seoul region, often deified historical individuals.
 * OR: Nowhere in the Woncheon'gang bon-puri (all of which you can read in English here) is it mentioned what sort of goddess the main character Today becomes. Gamang (called Gamheung in the article) is not the "father of the gods" and is not described as such in the source. Gamang is actually a mainland deity invoked only to begin a religious ceremony, whose exact nature is not clearly described by shamans.

In fact, I think it might be better to remove the deities section entirely.--Karaeng Matoaya (talk) 15:55, 16 June 2020 (UTC)

meaning of "also, the story plays no religious function and is therefore not mythology (한국신화) as defined in the article"
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Korean_mythology&action=history Just curious about this definition about mythology. And also https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Korean_creation_narratives&action=historyon this link's edit summary, it says "addition is inappropriate because it is not a shamanic narrative"

According to this point of view, dozens of greek mythology was not shamanic narrative and it's ceased religious function so it's "inappropriate" article. What does this mean? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 112.161.42.88 (talk) 06:46, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

Request for feedback: Posterity of Heaven proposed for deletion
Please see the discussion at Articles_for_deletion/Posterity_of_Heaven_(2nd_nomination). Yannn11 15:30, 27 February 2023 (UTC)

How many births?
How births do the korean people have? It is the main thing people would like to know. I may say, you needa write this whole again... 2402:E280:3D6B:672:C899:F100:9513:D1B7 (talk) 16:12, 7 July 2023 (UTC)