Contemporary Korean Shamanism - From Ritual to Digital

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.

List of contents

Accessing Audiovisual Materials
Acknowledgments
Note on Transliteration
Introduction
1. Gods on Stage: A Mediated Performance
2. The Changing Image of Musok in Films
3. Agendas, Power, and Ideology in Museum Displays of Korean Shamanism
4. Getting to Know a Korean Shaman through Television Representations
5. Shamans Online: Internet Promotion of Musok Practitioners
Conclusion: From Ritual to the World Wide Web and Back
References
Index

About the author

Liora Sarfati is Senior Lecturer in the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Tel Aviv.

Product details

• Authors: Liora Sarfati
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9780253057174
• ISBN: 978-0-253-05717-4
• No. of pages: 228
• Series: Indiana University Press (IPS)
• Subjects: Guides > Spirituality > Ancient knowledge, ancient cultures; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Media science