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Korean shamanism, also known as musok ( Korean : 무속; Hanja : 巫俗) or Mu-ism ( 무교; 巫敎; Mu-gyo ), is a religion from Korea. Scholars of religion classify it as a folk religion and sometimes regard it as one facet of a broader Korean vernacular religion distinct from Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism.
- Chogong Bon-Puri
In Korean shamanism, the Chogong bon-puri (Korean: 초공본풀이) is...
- Shamanism
Shamanism or samanism is a religious practice that involves...
- Chogong Bon-Puri
This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
- Origins
- Place in Society
- Revival as Cultural Element
- Types of Mudang
- Shinbyeong
- Rituals Or Gut
- Regional Shaman Rites
- References
- External Links
Belief in a world inhabited by spirits stands as the oldest form of Korean religious life, dating back to prehistoric times. Shamanism has its roots in ancient cultures, dating at least to 40,000 B.C.E. The shaman has been known as “magician, medicine man, psychopomp, mystic and poet.”The shaman's ability to move at will into trance states sets her...
Some scholars regard Korean shamanism as a therapy in which shamans manipulate the spirits to achieve self-serving ends. Yet, the shaman theology has implied notions of salvation, moral and spiritual perfection, for the shaman and the people served. Shamanism has historically played the role of protecting the tribe from the attacks of evil spirits,...
The Korean government, since liberation from Japan, has periodically persecuted shamans and attempted to eradicate shamanism, especially under the rules of Syngman Rhee and Park Chung-hee. Those attempts failed. In North Korea, Shamans have suffered persecution and campaigns of eradication along with all religions, but even in totalitarian North Ko...
Mudang categorized into two basic archetypes: Sessǔmu, called by the Sky Spirit directly, and kangshinmu, initiated into their mudang status through a ceremony. Sessŭmu historically have lived in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula while kangshimu have lived throughout the peninsula including north (modern day North Korea), the contiguous are...
A shaman's affliction with an illness known as a shinbyeong constitutes the central feature of her initiation. Also called the spirit sickness or self-loss, a loss of appetite, insomnia, visual and auditory hallucinations characterizes the illness. A ritual called a naerim-gut cures the illness, which also serves to induct the new shaman.
In the shamanistic rite gut, the shaman offers a sacrifice to the spirits. Through singing and dancing the shaman invokes the spirits to intercede in the fortunes of the humans in question. The shaman wears a very colorful costume and normally speaks in trance. During a gut a shaman changes their costume several times. Three elements make up the gu...
The traditional rites are not linked to the Gregorian calendar. They are linked either to a particular event, such as a death, or the lunar calendar.
Covell, Alan Carter. 1986. Folk Art and Magic: Shamanism in Korea.Seoul: Hollym Corp.Eliade, Mircea. 2004. Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691119427.Kendall, Laurel. 1985. Shamans, Housewives, and Other Restless Spirits: Women in Korean Ritual Life. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 9780824809744.Kim, Chongho. 2003. Korean Shamanism: The Cultural Paradox. Aldershot, Hants, England: Ashgate. ISBN 9780754631842.All links retrieved April 24, 2018. 1. Village guardians. 2. Shamanism in Ancient Korea. 3. Shamanism In Korea
May 26, 2023 · Shamanism in Korea is all about the deep connection between humans and the spiritual world. It's about believing in a bunch of gods, spirits, and ancestors who have a hand in our lives and affairs. And here's where the shamans, also known as "manshin" 만신 in Korean, come in.
May 1, 2021 · Shamanism is a shared aspect of Korean culture which predates other imported faiths, and – improbably – still survives in the two starkly different Korean states, North and South.
Mar 1, 2018 · How is one called to become a shaman in Korean culture? Is it a vocation open to anyone? Most shamans from the north of the Han River perform in Hwanghae-do style — named after a former joint North and South Korean province — and are called into the profession by spirit sickness.
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