Hanyang Kut: Korean Shaman Ritual Music from Seoul Contributor(s): Seo, Maria K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0367252716 ISBN-13: 9780367252717 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $43.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Music | Religious - General - Religion - Social Science | Anthropology - General |
Dewey: 781.795 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 9.2" (1.05 lbs) 346 pages |
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Publisher Description: This volume, first published in 2002, presents a sophisticated analysis of the musical instruments, repertoires, musicians and ensembles, and symbolism of the ritual music of Shamans of Seoul, Korea. Placed firmly in a social and historical context, it shows that Shamanism, considered superstition by many today, is alive and well in Seoul in a rich tradition reaching back to the Chos n Dynasty (1392-1910), the capital of which was Hanyang (now Seoul). The instruments, dress and other accoutrements of courtly life from the Chos n Dynasty have been taken up, although transformed, in contemporary rituals among spirit-possessed Shamans. Through a comparison of Hanyang kut - the rituals of the Hanyang Shamans - and the ritual practice of Inner Asian Shamans, and through an analysis of the relations of spirit-possession music rituals to musok, the indigenous religion of Korea, Seo sheds light on the role of music, spiritual practice and culture in present-day Korea. |