Pansori is a traditional Korean form of musical storytelling in which a singer, soriggun, and a drummer, gosu, participate. The name pansori is a combination of the words pan, which means a place where people gather, and sori, which means sound or song. For Koreans, pansori represents not only an artistic form but also a … Read more
“Our ancient faith, the book of our prominent recently deceased linguist Radoslav Katicic, presents a simple summary of his thirty-year research on the beliefs of Slavic peoples before their Christianization. This was not an easy task because there are hardly any material remains. It is not known whether the Slavic peoples had a writing system … Read more
According to Indian tradition, their authors were ancient sages, known as rishis, whose wisdom was transmitted orally from teacher to student. This is indicated by the very word upa-ni-sad, upa (beside), ni (down), sad (to sit), which signifies a student sitting at the feet of a teacher and receiving his teachings. Another interpretation takes the … Read more
