#muism

[stumbling-towards-the-light]

What do you mean the creative team of kpdh has low-key confirmed that Celine's home (aka the Hunter sanctuary/graveyard) is on Jeju fucking Island!?

And they has extremely detailed notes for all the background plants/trees just to make sure that the environment is certifiably Jeju Island!?

Does this prove Mi-Yeong was from Jeju Island? No.

Does this mean the creative team has acknowledged Jeju's insanely diverse muism tradition and therefore increases the chances of Mi-Yeong being from Jeju? Hell yeah it does!

(Credit: @baeksimon , visual developer at Sony)

[mxmorbidmidnight]

Being half white and raised Christian has meant that the tradition and culture of my non white side has been forbidden and demonised from me for my entire life.

My mum threatened to have me disowned by the entire family if I became a mudang (Korean shaman). She said she’d rather I be a murderer or a trump supporter than a mudang. This pisses me off becuase they don’t bat an eye when I mention European spirituality. When I was researching my Scottish heritage, when I researched Norse paganism or druidry. Yet with only a single mention of muism (Korean shamanic religion) people start screaming and threatening.

The embarrassing part is that this isn’t just coming from my white family but my Korean family as well, who are entirely convinced our history is filthy and evil. I don’t think this is exactly uncommon either. Christianity has and does to this day, push the belief that the culture and tradition of non white people is “demonic”.

I use to think it was somewhat of a blessing to be of mixed cultural backgrounds, with all the possibilities for cultural knowledge and art but now it sort of feels more like a curse being stuck in between, hated by both.

[chuninponk]

[eclecticcreative]

It’s possible my ancestors are upset at me...

‘cause every time I move forward it seems like something bad happens.

But I don’t know my ancestor’s names being adopted. Am I screwed?

Mugyo.

[ordinarymanjournal]

Pertandakah ini? "Tahukan tuan perihal kebakaran nan terjadi tadi?" tanya seorang kawan Kami terkejut "Tak tuan, dimanakah kejadiannya?" tanya kami cemas.

[worlddreligions]

Salpuri | Korean Shamanic dance

[eclecticcreative]

Books and articles on Muism (무교)

All of my research material on Muism. There isn’t enough to cobble together anything outside of Seoul though.

http://www.hanbooks.com/korsham1.html

https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/bitstream/1807/32010/1/Hwang_Merose_200911_PhD_thesis.pdf

http://www.hiahpark.com/english/press-media/interview/

http://www.ibiblio.org/ahkitj/wscfap/arms1974/Book%20Series/TheologyIdeo&Cul/TIC-chapter2.htm

https://books.google.com/books?id=963cjw7JtzcC&pg=PA28&lpg=PA28&dq=kut+regional+differences+Korea&source=bl&ots=ZaPv9HpBOs&sig=NrSRlSNqKES8WI1mmthYlekSJIQ&hl=en&ei=Ug4mTtGhFbPViALis4jfCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result#v=onepage&q=kut%20regional%20differences%20Korea&f=false

https://books.google.com/books?id=HZO49KfGLiMC&pg=PA275&lpg=PA275&dq=Ancient+poisons+of+Korea&source=bl&ots=yl38GiNMlS&sig=v8jkyh1ewFnPI6ym0seW3SYPrrY&hl=en&ei=u3m_TbysGcXliAKpmNScAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=8zHxlL8my-YC&pg=PA129&lpg=PA129&dq=%22Dae-soon%22+goodess&source=bl&ots=ZUyH_MDIYc&sig=N7mYEZowr30o5AALAIVkVfak5vc&hl=en&ei=YpnNTZKMF-Lo0QHAv9ngDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CEcQ6AEwCTgK#v=onepage&q&f=false

https://books.google.com/books?id=u27FpnXoyJQC&pg=PA792&lpg=PA792&dq=Korean+deities&source=bl&ots=9mtOw8OJFu&sig=nH0tvXIr2zbnq8yWbKWrGdjB6IM&hl=en&ei=IZbNTdT1Jorn0QHt16GMDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Korean%20deities&f=false

https://books.google.com/books?id=V_betetLgEMC&pg=PA260&lpg=PA260&dq=mudang+symbols&source=bl&ots=Ft5AFuAMGH&sig=IiiXv2h2Nz-LBs2RN2CCqlseac8&hl=en&ei=2N3NTOWNGJSusAOD7tjaDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CBcQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=mudang%20symbols&f=false

http://www.fofweb.com/History/MainPrintPage.asp?iPin=ENB374&DataType=WorldHistory&WinType=Free

[eclecticcreative]

Shamans, Housewives, and Other Restless Spirits by Laurel Kendall

Granted, written by a white woman, from what I saw, but at 12 bucks, it’s a pretty good deal. It’s also one of the only books on Korea written in the 1980′s that’s not the Korean War. But that might be because it’s from Hawaiian University Press, which has a large Asian collection.

The book contains detailed case studies of mudang (ethnographies) mostly in the Seoul area and the roles that are played throughout a Kut in pretty fascinating detail, but only a modern look--mostly through women’s PoV and their roles in the religion as it is now. It includes a list of the spirits called upon, etc. I originally asked for it through the library, but decided to buy it for the details.

And since tumblr has almost nothing under the muism tag, except for me, I thought I would add some resources to look at. This book is useful for if you want to do something other than Buddhism and Christianity in the modern era and are getting stuck on how to write it with respect. It has enough details in it so you can skate by without doing much more research. There is an updated version of the book from the same author too. Shamans, Nostalgias, and the IMF: South Korean Popular Religion in Motion by Laurel Kendall, 2010. But I haven’t gotten my hands on it yet.