January 4, 2011

Shamanism in Korea

The display at the Jeju Folk and Nature Museum...Image via WikipediaArticles general
  • Korean shamanism - "Korean Shamanism has played a key role in the development of Korean civilization from the time of mythical Dangun in 2333 B.C.E. until the present day." - New World Encyclopedia
  • Korean shamanism - "Belief in a world inhabited by spirits is probably the oldest form of Korean religious life, dating back to prehistoric times." - Wikipedia
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  • Samda: Jeju’s unique culture - "At first glance, Jeju appears to be a mirror image of the mainland: the riotous chaos of shamanism as opposed to the hierarchical structure of Confucianism; a matrifocal culture in contradiction to Korean patriarchy..." - The Jeju Weekly - Jan 2, 2011

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Videos
  • Korean Shaman - A clip from the movie Taebaek Mountains shows a woman shaman in action in communist North Korea - posted May 17, 2009 - 6:25 min

  • Korean Shaman (무당) - Possession by the Spirit of Changun - Korean shamans (mudang 무당) discuss entering trances and undergoing possession by the spirits of warrior generals (changun 장군) - posted March 26, 2008 - 6:50 min


2 comments:

  1. I have a couple of books on Mongolian shamanism with many similarities. I saved one of the books in my favorites on the computer to read in spare moments.

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  2. Shamanism has indeed many similarities in Korea, Mongolia, Siberia and for Native Americans.

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