Historical dictionary of shamanism

KOREA

Korea: translation

Shamanism in Korea is almost entirely a women’s phenomenon: both shamans and their clients are normally women. Shamanicrituals,kut, involvingtranceand the entertainment ofancestraland otherspirits, are commonly requested out of a sense of need, for example, when other means ofhealingor problem resolution fail, and are often kept secret even within a family.Chongho Kimcites the results of a Korean Gallup poll that indicated 38 percent of the Korean population (or around 10 million people) had resorted to a shaman. Nonetheless, except in folkloric or cultural performances, shamanicmusicis far from popular, and the entire practice remains marginal. Kim argues thatLaurelKendall’s research is limited by its focus on shamans’ views and practices and that it mistakes the phenomenon for a feminist spirituality. In contrast, he is interested in the paradox of a widespread practice that continues to be deemed shameful. Korean shamanism is also interesting in presenting a significant contrast with the common presentation of shamanism as a religion ofhuntergatherers: in Korea it has long been practiced in a rural agrarian context and has made the transition into urban industrialization, albeit without losing its marginal status. Shamanism in Korea is summed up by Kim as existing within “the field of misfortune” rather than “the ordinary world.” It is not an honored tradition but rather a necessity that seeks the cause and solution of seemingly intractable problems of relationships,illness, and employment.
See alsoGender.

  1. korea—Korea bersetzung vgl. Karte Abb. .Inhalt Ai. Geographischgeschichtlicher berblick. Bi. . Die einzelnen Linien DschemulpoSul FusanSul SinwidschuSul. . Die Zweiglinien. . ...Enzyklopadie des Eisenbahnwesens
  2. korea—korea translation [Swahili Word]u Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Watu wa Korea [English Word]u Peoples Democratic Republic of Korea [Part of Speech]u noun [Class]u [Terminol...Swahili-english dictionary
  3. korea—[kri]Корея...Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь
  4. korea—Korea Корея...Англо-русский словарь компьютерных терминов II
  5. korea—n Корея...Англо-русский словарь Лингвистика-98
  6. korea—Korea noun Корея the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Корейская НародноДемократическая Республика КНДР...Англо-русский словарь Мюллера
  7. korea—сущ. геогр. Корея Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea North Korea Republic of Korea South Korea...Англо-русский словарь общей лексики
  8. korea—корея...Англо-русский словарь по компьютерам
  9. korea—сущ. общ. КореяNorth Korea South Korea...Англо-русский экономический словарь
  10. korea—корея...Англо-український словник
  11. korea—n геогр. н. Корея Strait Корейська протока South Пвденна Корея....Англо-український словник Балла М.І.
  12. korea—n s...Большой немецко-русский и русско-немецкий словарь
  13. korea—Корея [\Koreat] fldr. Корея...Венгерско-русский словарь
  14. korea—Корея...Голландско-русский словарь
  15. kórea—koura f Kreu Корея Kreska alulveldi Корейская НародноДемократическаяРеспублика...Исландско-русский словарь
  16. korea—Корея...Нидерландско-русский словарь
  17. korea—[krkr] n геогр. пов Корея. Корея см. North Korea South KoreaDemocratic Peoples Republic of Korea Корейская НародноДемократическая Республика КНДРRepublic of Korea Респу...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
  18. korea—Korea [krkr] n геогр.i . повi Корея . Корея см. iNorth South Democratic Peoples Republic of Корейская НародноДемократическая Республика КНДР Republic of Республика ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь II
  19. korea—krkr n геогр. . повem Корея . Корея см. emNorth South Democratic Peoples Republic of Корейская НародноДемократическая Республика КНДР Republic of Республика Коре...Новый большой англо-русский словарь под общим руководством акад. Ю.Д. Апресяна
  20. korea—Корея...Норвежско-русский словарь
  21. korea—[кореа]...Польсько-український словник
  22. korea—Rzeczownik Korea Корея...Универсальный польско-русский словарь
  23. korea—Кореuя...Финско-русский словарь
  24. korea—Корея...Чешско-русский словарь