The Shamanism in Korea : Its Historical View and the Mudang's Process to Become a Shaman

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  • 韓国のシャーマニズム : 史的概観とムーダンの成巫過程

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The purpose of this study is to examine the character of shamanism in Korea. The study considers shamanism in Korea from early history to the present. Especially on Mudangs, the current shamans in Korea, I report the individual case, based on my own research. My findings include the following: 1. When we read the ancient Chinese historical materials about the ancient Korean societies, we can find many examples of shamanism there. 2. Shamanism was important in Korean society in the past and continues to be important in this society now. 3. The introduction of Confucianism in Korea in the 15 th century had the strong impact in shamanism. Shamanism was forced underground. Practice was delegitimatized, but continued as a fundamental religious culture. 4. Women had an important role in shamanism in Korea and the status of women was not low before the introduction of Confucianism. But after Confucianism established the ancestor worship and built a patriarchal society, the status in general became lower.

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  • CRID
    1390001204441823488
  • NII Article ID
    110007154574
  • DOI
    10.20788/jmbs.12.1_37
  • ISSN
    24242314
    09182489
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
    • CiNii Articles
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