Korean bachelor ghost
demonic intermediate Korean single tradition · 1
The male equivalent of the Korean virgin ghost, a spirit of a man who died as a bachelor. Like the virgin ghost, this entity requires ritual intervention for the soul to rest in peace, specifically through soul weddings where bachelor and virgin spirits are ritually married as a couple.
When
- Historical notes
- Living tradition requiring soul weddings or exorcism rituals for the spirit to rest in peace.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Korean virgin ghost
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wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“There is also the male equivalent of the Korean virgin ghost known as the Korean bachelor ghost (총각귀신, chonggakgwishin).”
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