No. 008
Mongdal ghost (bachelor ghost)
몽달귀신 (mongdal-gwisin)
Ghost
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The vengeful spirit of a young man who died unmarried, believed to harm the living out of resentment. Men who died of lovesickness are included.
Names
- Korean
- 몽달귀신
- Hanja
- No hanja attested in a source
- Revised Romanization
- mongdal-gwisin
- English
- Mongdal ghost (bachelor ghost)
Weaknesses
- A shaman's rite and a ghost wedding to a maiden ghost, held like a living couple's wedding, settle its grievance.
Other names
- 도령귀신 (Source: Encyclopedia of Korean Culture)
- 총각귀신 (Source: Encyclopedia of Korean Culture)
- 삼태귀신 (Source: Encyclopedia of Korean Culture)
Related creatures
- Related Son-gaksi (maiden ghost) - The maiden ghost it may be wed to.
Attestations
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Encyclopedia of Korean Culture Encyclopedia
What it says: The mongdal ghost article: alternative names, the Hwang Jini anecdote, and the ghost-marriage rite that weds it to a maiden ghost.
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Encyclopedia of Korean Folklore and Traditional Culture Encyclopedia
What it says: The mongdal ghost article, citing the Jindo spirit rite as evidence of how feared bachelor ghosts were.