Definition of Jangseung. Meaning of Jangseung. Synonyms of Jangseung

- A jangseung (Korean: 장승) or village guardian is a Korean totem pole usually made of wood. Jangseungs were traditionally placed at the edges of villages...
- ferries departed souls across the red river before going to the afterworld Jangseung, a totem pole traditionally placed at the edges of villages to mark for...
- symbols and ritual objects for fertility. The statues have been compared to jangseung, traditional wooden totem poles around Korea whose function was similarly...
- Bon-puri Muak Sinbyeong Beliefs Cosmogony Sansin Mengdu Related concepts Jangseung (Dol hareubang) Numismatic charm Seonangdang (****ap) Sotdae v t e...
- bird on its top, built for the purpose of folk belief in Korea. Like jangseung, wooden totem poles with a sculpted human face, it was usually erected...
- in groups at the entrance of villages together with totem poles called jangseung, they are talismans which ward off evil spirits and bring the villagers...
- which could be either protective or malevolent. In Korean shamanism, jangseung and sotdae were placed at the edge of villages to frighten off demons...
- type of family totem in Maratha culture Fylgja Huabiao Illyrian religion Jangseung Kóryos Little Arpad Moe anthropomorphism Religious symbolism in U.S. sports...
- that the deity would protect the travelers. Thus, seonangdangs on po****r trails could be extremely large and tall. ****ap Jangseung "서낭당". "서낭당"....
- "Movement to overthrow superstition" "Village devil posts", jangseung as described in The p****ing of Korea (1906) by the American Protestant missionary...