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
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
- Korean Shaman Art - pdf file, can be downloaded - 2009, 56 pages
- Korean Shamanism: the cultural paradox - By Chongho Kim - Online book with some pages omitted - 2003, ca 221 pages
- The religions of Eastern Asia - 1910 - by Underwood, Horace Grant- 291 pages - Contains a chapter 'The Shamanism of Korea' - read it online
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
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.
ReplyDeleteShamanism has indeed many similarities in Korea, Mongolia, Siberia and for Native Americans.
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