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Cultural Interbreeding between Korean Shamanism and Imported Religions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2024

Cho Hung-youn
Cho Hung-youn*
Affiliation:
Hanyang University, Korea
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Korea has undergone so much transformation under modernization and industrialization to an extent that tourists visiting from anywhere in the world will not feel inconvenienced for lack of modern facilities. In this modern day and age, it is not easy for foreigners to meet shamans or see shamanistic rituals, even if they try to. The same thing can even be said of educated Koreans. In contrast, shamanists or those attached to shamanism hear shamans perform their rituals anytime and anyplace. There are an estimated 0.2 million shamans in Korea, though the statistics differ according to the researchers’ survey methods. This number surpasses that of all priests of any other established religions. These shamans take their position at the base or margins of Korean society, not readily visible from the surface.

Type
Research Article
Information
Diogenes , Volume 47 , Issue 187 , September 1999 , pp. 50 - 61
Copyright
Copyright © ICPHS 1999

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