National Patheon, Regional Deities, Personl Spirits? : Mushindo, Songsu, and the Nature of Korean Shamanism
Abstract/Sommario:
Korean Shamans (manshin or mudang) practicing in the tradition of Hwang-hae province possess numerous paintings of spirits of deceased shamans (songsu) who assist them in their activities. Attention has been paid to such paintings (hwan) mainly in the context of shamanism as a part of Korean national heritage, andt he role they play in the lives of individual shamans has been neglected. If one looks beyond the surface of these hwan, which often seem to be almost identical, it turns ou ...; [leggi tutto]
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| Descrizione | National Patheon, Regional Deities, Personl Spirits? : Mushindo, Songsu, and the Nature of Korean Shamanism/ Boudewijn Walraven |
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IN Per: Asian Ethnology, vol. 68, n. 1 (2009) p. 55-80
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| ID scheda | 65960 |