Shamans, Housewives, and Other Restless Spirits - Women in Korean Ritual Life

"This exceptionally well-written book is good reading, not only for specialists but also for beginning students interested in women, Korean culture, and shamanism." --Journal of Asian Studies

"Kendall maintains a closeness with and respect for her subject that keeps away the chill of academic distance and yet avoids sentimentality." --Korean Quarterly, Spring 2001

About the author

Laurel Kendall is Curator in Charge of Asian Ethnographic Collections in the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History, and also teaches at Columbia University.

Product details

• Authors: Kendall, Laurel Kendall
• Publisher: University of hawaii press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.1987
• EAN: 9780824811426
• ISBN: 978-0-8248-1142-6
• No. of pages: 248
• Dimensions: 139 mm x 212 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 277 g
• Series: Study of the East Asian Instit; Studies of the Weatherhead Eas
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works