02879nam 2200505 450 991079465580332120230715102653.00-253-05716-70-253-05719-1(CKB)4100000011949801(MiAaPQ)EBC6633194(Au-PeEL)EBL6633194(OCoLC)1236898953(MdBmJHUP)musev2_102059(MiAaPQ)EBC30448880(Au-PeEL)EBL30448880(EXLCZ)99410000001194980120230715d2021 uy 0engurcz#---auuuutxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierContemporary Korean shamanism from ritual to digital /Liora Sarfati1st ed.Bloomington, Indiana :Indiana University Press,[2021]©20211 online resource (228 pages)0-253-05718-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Gods on Stage: A Mediated Performance -- The Changing Image of Musok in Films -- Agendas, Power, and Ideology in Museum Displays of Korean Shamanism -- Getting to Know a Korean Shaman through Television Representations -- Shamans Online: Internet Promotion of Musok Practitioners -- Conclusion: From Ritual to the World Wide Web and Back."Once 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"--Provided by publisherShamanismKorea (South)Religion and sociologyKorea (South)History21st centuryShamanismReligion and sociologyHistory299.57Sarfati Liora1571299MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910794655803321Contemporary Korean shamanism3845643UNINA