Gasin is a deity in Korean folklore, from Korea. Gasin are a class of household deities in Korean shamanism whose cult and rituals — described collectively as 'Gasin faith' — focus on protecting rooms, objects, and the welfare of the domestic sphere. They are recipients of household ritual attention rather than an external hostile force.
The available sources present gasin not as a single mythic founder figure but as a classificatory grouping within Korean shamanism: a set of household deities historically venerated by domestic ritual practice. The phrase 'Gasin faith' denotes the body of beliefs and rites directed to these household gods; within that framework individual gasin are understood as spirits associated with particular rooms, objects, or functions of the house rather than as a unified theogony with a single origin narrative.
Source material does not supply a standardized visual form for gasin. Because gasin are described as a class of household gods tied to objects and rooms, their appearance is variable in tradition and often implicit in the object or place they are thought to inhabit; specific iconography or anthropomorphic depictions are not documented in the provided source.
Gasin are primarily described as protective spirits of the household: they are believed to safeguard various objects and rooms of the house and to be the focus of domestic ritual observance. The term 'Gasin faith' implies that these deities are active recipients of rites intended to maintain the household's well-being and order. The supplied material does not enumerate other abilities (such as illness-causing, possession, or broader environmental power); it frames their role in terms of ongoing domestic protection and ritual relationship.
Weaknesses
- otherNo specific weaknesses documented in provided sources
Wards
- otherNo specific wards documented in provided sources; gasin are recipients of household rituals rather than targets of warding
A'ra
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