Korean Shamanism Religion and Spirituality

Korean Shamanism Religion and Spirituality

The oldest religious practice in Korea, often closely tied to Buddhism in practice. Its practitioners, who in South Korea today are usually women, are called mudang.

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Korean Shamanism - A concise historical introduction by Haines Brown.
Dancing on Knives: An Introduction to the Politics of Sexuality and Gender in Korean Shamanism - A paper by Heinz Insu Fenkl.
Faces in Shamanism of Korea - Short article discussing Korean shamans' visual depictions of deities.
Christianity and Shamanism: First International Consultation - Introduction and seven chapters about shamanism and Christianity. Focuses on the relation between Christian doctrine and shamanism in Korean and Yakut cultures.

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