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Filosofi & religion

Contemporary Korean Shamanism

Liora Sarfati

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  • 228 sidor
  • 2021
Once viewed as an embarrassing superstition, the theatrical religious performances of Korean shamanswho communicate with the dead, divine the future, and become possessedare going mainstream. Attitudes toward Korean shamanism are changing as shamanic traditions appear in staged rituals, museums, films, and television programs, as well as on the internet. Contemporary Korean Shamanism explores this vernacular religion and practice, which includes sensory rituals using laden altars, ecstatic dance, and animal sacrifice, within South Korea's hypertechnologized society, where over 200,000 shamans are listed in professional organizations. Liora Sarfati reveals how representations of shamanism in national, commercialized, and screen-mediated settings have transformed opinions of these religious practitioners and their rituals. Applying ethnography and folklore research, Contemporary Korean Shamanism maps this shift in perception about shamanismfrom a sign of a backward, undeveloped Korea to a valuable, indigenous cultural asset.
  • Författare: Liora Sarfati
  • Format: Inbunden
  • ISBN: 9780253057167
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 228
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2021-08-03
  • Förlag: Indiana University Press