Kingma, Kayleigh Gwen
(2021)
Korean Shamanism in contemporary Sout-Korean Society.
Master thesis, Master Religion Conflict and Globalisation.
Abstract
This thesis seeks to discover the valuation of shamanism in contemporary South Korea and the contexts in which shamanic values are displayed despite the stigmatization of the practice of shamanism. By employing Louis Dumont’s theory on values, the most significant shamanic values have been defined. These are the values of sinbyŏng (spiritual illness), han (resentment, grief, regret or anger), malmun (gates of speech), kongsu (inspired speech), injŏng (ritual offering) and kongdongch’e (collective body). Two examples portray the different contexts in which shamanic values are expressed and elaborated upon. The first context consists of South Korean Protestant and evangelical groups, while the second entails the commodification of shamanism by South Koreans. Both contexts demonstrate the expression and elaboration of shamanic values, in particular the shamanic values that are concerned with this-worldly affairs such as injŏng and han. However, shamanism remains stigmatized in these contexts and in some cases shamanism is even modified to adhere to secular or Christian values. Further ethnographic fieldwork is required to confirm the expression of shamanic values in similar contexts.
| Type: |
Thesis
(Master)
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| Supervisors (RUG): |
| Supervisor | E-mail | Tutor organization | Tutor email |
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| Berger, P. | | Faculteit GGW, Vergelijkende Religiewetenschap | P.Berger@rug.nl | | Knibbe, K.E. | | Faculteit GGW, Vergelijkende Religiewetenschap | K.E.Knibbe@rug.nl |
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| Degree programme: |
Master Religion Conflict and Globalisation |
| Academic year: |
2020-2021 |
| Date of delivery: |
17 Sep 2021 09:43 |
| Last modified: |
17 Sep 2021 09:43 |
| URI: |
https://ggw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/624 |
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