Korean Shamanism : the cultural paradox
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Korean Shamanism : the cultural paradox
（Vitality of indigenous religions）
Ashgate, c2003
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Includes bibliographical (p. [227]-244) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
Why do Koreans use shamanic ritual even though prejudice against shamanism is universal? Why do so many Koreans employ a practice that is widely stigmatized and despised as superstition? Shamanism has a contradictory position within the Korean cultural system. This has led to the periodical suppression of shamanism and has also, paradoxically, ensured its survival throughout Korean history. This book examines the place of shamans within contemporary society, exploring shamanism as a cultural practice in which people make use of shamanic ritual, and disputing the prevalent view that shamanism is "popular culture", "women's religion" or "performing arts". Chongho Kim also disputes the common view among medical anthropologists that places shamanism firmly within the realm of traditional medicine. Drawing on case studies within Korea, Kim presents a study of indigenous anthropology with ethnographic material drawn from an insider's perspective and offers an understanding of the appeal of this indigenous folk practice in a highly industrial society.
Directly confronting the prejudice against shamans and their paradoxical situation in a modern society such as Korea, this book reveals the cultural discrepancy between two worlds in Korean culture, the ordinary world and the shamanic world, and shows that these two worlds cannot be reconciled with each other. Kim explains that it is the difference between them which explains why shamans are necessary but also despised. Focusing on ordinary people who make use of shamans, rather than focusing merely on "the way of the shaman", this study of shamanism offers a significant contribution to the growing field of studies in indigenous anthropology and indigenous religions.
目次
- Romanization of Korean terms
- dramatis personae. Introduction: the shocking epilogue to my fieldwork
- a cultural paradox
- the basic approach of this study
- the fieldwork and the data
- overall view of the book. The field of misfortune: shamanism and medical pluralism
- practitioners in the field of misfortune
- "Korean shamanism" in trouble
- the shamanic ritual with spirit stick
- shaman-centred studies
- the uniqueness of shamanic ritual
- a party for spirits. Ritual without audience: a shaman's business
- a scared client
- a haunted feeling
- a spirit possession
- a shaman's house
- rituals without audience. Two faces of Korean culture: my experience of failed fieldwork on shamanism
- two worlds within one culture
- cultural discrepancy
- culture and misfortune. A practice of cultural rebellion: female dominance in Korean shamanism
- shamanism as a framework of transformation
- the patient's point of view
- a ritual with plenty of audience
- Chisun's grandmother in possession
- ritual murder
- why was the ritual performed?
- a prevention of misfortune
- an eye for an eye
- a pain in the neck
- neighbours
- the fieldworker
- paradoxical healing
- another participant in the ritual
- the dead husband in the wardrobe
- trapped in the web of life
- cultural rebellion. Against shamanism: prejudice against shamanism
- cultural politics or cultural contradiction?
- "I didn't realize that you were so shamanistic!"
- Gilsu's mother
- "The Shaman Department of Seoul National University"
- "A 'Kut' costs a fortune!"
- "The spirits are dangerous!"
- "Shamanic ritual is addictive!"
- dangerous jobs!
- an antidote for spirit possession
- a fieldworker in fear
- a secret ritual on a freezing night
- gates for a strange participant
- the ghost's voice on the tape. National living treasure: a superstar Korean shaman
- the stigma imposed on a shaman
- building a career as an arts performer
- "National Living Treasure"
- shamanism as a performing art
- a performance business
- a shamanic theatrical performance
- the making of another kind of shamanism.
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