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Title Korea's historic clans : family traditions of the jongga
Published Seoul, Korea : Korea Foundation : Seoul Selection, 2014

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Description 1 online resource
Series Korea essentials ; no. 19
Korea essentials ; no. 19.
Contents 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
Summary 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
Subject Aristocracy (Social class) -- Korea -- History
Families -- Korea -- History
REFERENCE -- Genealogy & Heraldry.
Aristocracy (Social class)
Families
Manners and customs
SUBJECT Korea -- Genealogy
Korea -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92003077
Subject Korea
Genre/Form Electronic books
Genealogy
History
Form Electronic book
Author Han'guk Kukche Kyoryu Chaedan.
ISBN 9781624120596
1624120598