Healing Rhythms: The World of South Korea's East Coast Hereditary Shamans

Still today, in South Korea, many people pay for the services of mudang - the intermediaries of Korea''s syncretic folk religion. The majority of mudang are called to the profession by gods; their clients are individuals or small groups and they focus on the use of spirit-power (''possession'') for diagnosis and problem-solving. There is, however, a tiny minority of mudang who are born or adopted ...