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    A sotdae (Korean pronunciation: [sot.t͈ɛ]) is a tall wooden pole or stone pillar with a carved bird on its top, built for the purpose of folk belief in...
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    based on the religious use of bird perches in Asia, such as the Korean sotdae (솟대), which are poles with one or more wooden birds resting on their top...
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  • be either protective or malevolent. In Korean shamanism, jangseung and sotdae were placed at the edge of villages to frighten off demons. They were also...
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    Mu(-dang) Gut Bon-puri Muak Sinbyeong Beliefs Cosmogony Sansin Mengdu Related concepts Dol hareubang Jangseung Numismatic charm Seonangdang Sotdae v t e...
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    Mu(-dang) Gut Bon-puri Muak Sinbyeong Beliefs Cosmogony Sansin Mengdu Related concepts Dol hareubang Jangseung Numismatic charm Seonangdang Sotdae v t e...
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    Mu(-dang) Gut Bon-puri Muak Sinbyeong Beliefs Cosmogony Sansin Mengdu Related concepts Dol hareubang Jangseung Numismatic charm Seonangdang Sotdae v t e...
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    Mu(-dang) Gut Bon-puri Muak Sinbyeong Beliefs Cosmogony Sansin Mengdu Related concepts Dol hareubang Jangseung Numismatic charm Seonangdang Sotdae v t e...
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    Mu(-dang) Gut Bon-puri Muak Sinbyeong Beliefs Cosmogony Sansin Mengdu Related concepts Dol hareubang Jangseung Numismatic charm Seonangdang Sotdae v t e...
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    Mu(-dang) Gut Bon-puri Muak Sinbyeong Beliefs Cosmogony Sansin Mengdu Related concepts Dol hareubang Jangseung Numismatic charm Seonangdang Sotdae v t e...
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    of the representative folk games of the Korean people. 43 Sotdae and Jangseung (솟대와 장승) Sotdae is a pole installed at the entrance of the village to pray...
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