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Gaekgwi (ghost of one who died away from home)
客鬼객귀 (gaekgwi)
Ghost
Draft, not yet reviewed
The wandering spirit of someone who died a violent death away from home and could not pass on. It was believed to cling to anyone and bring illness and misfortune.
Names
- Korean
- 객귀
- Hanja
- 客鬼
- Revised Romanization
- gaekgwi
- English
- Gaekgwi (ghost of one who died away from home)
Weaknesses
- The driving-out rite: millet rice and greens are set out in a gourd bowl and the spirit is threatened with a knife; if the thrown knife points outward, the spirit has left.
Other names
- 객사귀 - 客死鬼, 'ghost of one who died away from home'. (Source: Encyclopedia of Korean Folklore and Traditional Culture)
Attestations
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Encyclopedia of Korean Culture Encyclopedia
What it says: The gaekgwi article: its place among minor spirits and the custom of driving it out.
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Encyclopedia of Korean Folklore and Traditional Culture Encyclopedia
What it says: The gaekgwi article: the name gaeksagwi, the rites that console such souls, and the steps of the driving-out rite.