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Shamanic Worlds of Korea and Northeast Asia (review)

Shamanic Worlds of Korea and Northeast Asia (review) Book Reviews 157 Shamanic Worlds of Korea and Northeast Asia. Korean Studies Series No. 45. By Daniel A. Kister, Paju: Jimoondang, 2010, xviii + 324p. By training Kister is a specialist in comparative literature who taught for many years in Korea, where he became attracted to the worlds and rituals of shamans. The present volume, a collection of revised articles published in various places since the late 1980s, is a document to his empathetic interest and his ability for perspicuous observation and imaginative interpretation. The collection is a comparative study in a double sense: 1) rituals (kut) of Korean shamans are compared with shamanic rituals in other areas of East Asia so as to highlight the specific nature of these rituals, but especially that of kut; 2) in the analysis of the rituals insights from other fields such as folklore and anthropology are applied, but the main inspiration comes from theater theory, especially the theory of Absurdist Theater. Differing from the approach of many students of shamanic rituals, Kister does not concentrate on the state of mind of the shaman performing a rite. Instead, he sets his eyes on the audience, in particular on the participants for whom a http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Korean Religions University of Hawai'I Press

Shamanic Worlds of Korea and Northeast Asia (review)

Knecht, Peter,
Journal of Korean Religions , Volume 3 (1) – Jul 14, 2012
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Book Reviews 157 Shamanic Worlds of Korea and Northeast Asia. Korean Studies Series No. 45. By Daniel A. Kister, Paju: Jimoondang, 2010, xviii + 324p. By training Kister is a specialist in comparative literature who taught for many years in Korea, where he became attracted to the worlds and rituals of shamans. The present volume, a collection of revised articles published in various places since the late 1980s, is a document to his empathetic interest and his ability for perspicuous observation and imaginative interpretation. The collection is a comparative study in a double sense: 1) rituals (kut) of Korean shamans are compared with shamanic rituals in other areas of East Asia so as to highlight the specific nature of these rituals, but especially that of kut; 2) in the analysis of the rituals insights from other fields such as folklore and anthropology are applied, but the main inspiration comes from theater theory, especially the theory of Absurdist Theater. Differing from the approach of many students of shamanic rituals, Kister does not concentrate on the state of mind of the shaman performing a rite. Instead, he sets his eyes on the audience, in particular on the participants for whom a

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