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Spirits and Syncretism in Korean Myth

Label
Spirits and Syncretism in Korean Myth
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Spirits and Syncretism in Korean Myth
Oclc number
945762672
resource.otherEventInformation
Originally produced by The Teaching Company/The Great Courses in 2015
Runtime
32
Summary
Early Koreans interacted with the spirit world through spirit mediums, primarily women, who perform shamanic rituals and preserve cultural knowledge even up to the modern day. These traditions incorporate religious, mythological, and scholarly borrowings from Japan and China into a distinctively Korean syncretic blend
Technique
live action
Contributor
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