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Atlas NoctisA nocturnal atlas of folklore

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South Korea

One entry in one subarea: 1 at grade B. The points fall where the entry was collected, not where the story is set. Hover a point to see the subarea, click it to open the entry.

Korean peninsula; documentary anchorage at Gyeongju, where the figure touches writing for the first time
BDokkaebiSouth Korea — Korean peninsula; documentary anchorage at Gyeongju, where the figure touches writing for the first time

The entries, in brief

The folklore of South Korea documented in this atlas: Dokkaebi. Every entry is placed on the map at the point where it was collected or attested — not where the story is set — and carries its declared grade of documentation (1 at grade B), with the sources it comes from.

Dokkaebi B
It is not a dead person and it is not a demon: it is an object that has taken on spirit. It is born by the animation of worn-out and abandoned household things — brooms, pokers, broken bowls, straw sandals — with a predilection…

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