Title Korea's historic clans : family traditions of the jongga.

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Seoul, Korea : Korea Foundation : Seoul Selection, 2014.

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Series	Korea essentials ; no. 19
	Korea essentials ; no. 19.
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.
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.
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Subject	Korea -- Genealogy.
	Aristocracy (Social class) -- Korea -- History.
	Families -- Korea -- History.
	Korea -- Social life and customs.
	REFERENCE -- Genealogy & Heraldry.
	Aristocracy (Social class) (OCoLC)fst00814463
	Families. (OCoLC)fst01728849
	Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
	Korea. (OCoLC)fst01206434
Genre/Form	Genealogy. (OCoLC)fst01423818
	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Added Author	Han'guk Kukche Kyoryu Chaedan.
Other Form:	Print version: 8997639536 9788997639533 (OCoLC)899226027
ISBN	9781624120596 (electronic book)
	1624120598 (electronic book)
	8997639536
	9788997639533

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