Painting as a Core Tool for Korean Shaman
Painting as a Core Tool for Korean Shaman
As is generally true of those we call “shamans” elsewhere in the world, Korean mansin like Yongsu’s Mother are claimed by gods or spirits who make their desires known through inexplicable illness, visions, voices, vivid dreaming, and the manic behavior that sometimes risks a diagnosis of insanity. Typically, a woman [1] resists the calling, sometimes for several years, until she, her family, and…
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