Korean Folk Magic Handbook - Sulsuryak

Written By Mudang Jenn

Sulsuryak (術數略)

For almost ten years I tried to find this Sulsuryak section of the larger collection 규합총서 (閨閤叢書）known as the Encyclopedia of Women's Lives.

규합총서, Kyuhap ch'ongsŏ - not my image

Sulsuryak (術數略) contains a general manual for folk magic spirit workings especially house rites for house spirits (gashin). How to clear, perform cleansings, simple divinations, etc.

Spoken with many people over the years about this, this is why I started poking in academic spaces because I wanted to access to this special book that called to me many moons ago.

The folk magic section written by 이빙허각, in 1809

Mudang Jenn https://www.mudangjenn.com
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