The oldest religious practice in Korea, often closely tied to Buddhism in practice. Its practitioners, who in South Korea today are usually women, are called mudang. 1. Christianity and Shamanism: First International Consultation - Introduction and seven chapters about shamanism and Christianity. Focuses on the relation between Christian doctrine and shamanism in Korean and Yakut cultures. 2. Dancing on Knives: An Introduction to the Politics of Sexuality and Gender in Korean Shamanism - A paper by Heinz Insu Fenkl. 3. Faces in Shamanism of Korea - Short article discussing Korean shamans' visual depictions of deities. 4. Fortunetelling in Korea Inc. - Student article by Alexander Cho, considering the anomalous presence of shamanic beliefs in contemporary South Korea. 5. Korean Shamanism - A concise historical introduction by Haines Brown. 6. Shamanism - A list of academic writings on the subject. Part of the Korean History Bibliography.

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