How the World Was Born
• Original title : 세상이 생겨난 이야기
• Price : 9,000KRW
• Product Dimensions :
A4:210×297mm, 112pages
• Publication Date : 2020-09-29
• ISBN : 9791160946857
Book Information & Summary
Written by Kim Jang-sung and Illustrated by Kim Yong-chul
Creation myths contain the society's view of nature, man, and the world, expressing it's vast imaginative power. Therefore, nations with long history have their own creation myths. But Japanese who once colonized Korea tried to eliminate Korean creation myths to make this 5,000-year-old nation a race lack of creative imagination. It was all in vain, though and this book is one of the evidences. Rewritten for children, this collection of creation myths of Korea arouses children's curiosity and imaginative powers and leads them to a world of imagination, as they read and ask themselves questions about the birth of the world. READERS OF THIS BOOK WILL REALIZE HOW KOREAN CREATION MYTHS MEASURE UP TO THE SCALE AND COMPLEXITIES OF THEIR GRECO-ROMAN, HEBREW, AND CHINESE COUNTERPARTS, while at the same time reflecting their own cultural milieu.
Creation myths contain the society's view of nature, man, and the world, expressing it's vast imaginative power. Therefore, nations with long history have their own creation myths. But Japanese who once colonized Korea tried to eliminate Korean creation myths to make this 5,000-year-old nation a race lack of creative imagination. It was all in vain, though and this book is one of the evidences. Rewritten for children, this collection of creation myths of Korea arouses children's curiosity and imaginative powers and leads them to a world of imagination, as they read and ask themselves questions about the birth of the world. READERS OF THIS BOOK WILL REALIZE HOW KOREAN CREATION MYTHS MEASURE UP TO THE SCALE AND COMPLEXITIES OF THEIR GRECO-ROMAN, HEBREW, AND CHINESE COUNTERPARTS, while at the same time reflecting their own cultural milieu.