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040			_aUniversiti Teknologi Brunei _beng
084			_aBL2236.S5 S27 2021
100	1		_aSarfati, Liora _eAuthor
245	1	0	_aContemporary Korean Shamanism : _bFrom Ritual to Digital / _cLiora Sarfati
260			_aUSA : _bIndiana University Press, _c2021.
300			_axiii, 210 pages _bcolor illustration _c23 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aOnce viewed as an embarrassing superstition, the theatrical religious performances of Korean shamans—who communicate with the dead, divine the future, and become possessed—are 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 shamanism—from a sign of a backward, undeveloped Korea to a valuable, indigenous cultural asset.
650		4	_aShamanism _zKorea (South)
650		4	_aReligion and sociology _xHistory _y21st century _zKorea (South)
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998			_eGift _s903167 : 017383(H) c.1_UTB _xDonated by Korean Embassy
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