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Journal of East Asian Libraries Volume 1990 Number 91 Article 5 10-1-1990 Korean Shamanism: A Selected Bibliography Taemin Kim Park Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jeal BYU ScholarsArchive Citation Park, Taemin Kim (1990) "Korean Shamanism: A Selected Bibliography," Journal of East Asian Libraries: Vol. 1990 : No. 91 , Article 5. Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jeal/vol1990/iss91/5 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of East Asian Libraries by an authorized editor of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. KOREAN SHAMANISM: A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY Taemin K. Park Indiana University Introduction Although the origin of shamanism in Korean society is not precisely traceable, many scholars suspect that it has existed since Korea's Bronze age. As Guisso and Yu1 (1982) indicate in the preface of their publication Shamanism: the Spirit World of Korea, the shamanism tradition is "closely woven into the fabric of Ko­ rean life and is even now a determinant of the Korean world-view, as well as its family and social customs at all societal levels." As Kim's2 (1982) work, "Korean Shamanism - a Bibliographical Introduction," notes, shamanism has been of key importance to under­ standing Korea and the Koreans. We have had the opportunity to view the gradual evolution of the formal study of this religion from the unique Korean perspective be­ ginning with the introduction of the Christian missionary movement introduced by western scholars in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It is conceivable to speculate that this new foreign interest in Korean society was precisely the impetus needed to spur on the "formal" study by Korean scholars of their own cultural roots, causing them to devote more of their attention to the country's unique history and folklore. As a result, shamanism began to play a greater role in the conventional study of Korean history and, in particular, its culture. In recent years we have seen a growth in the investigation into specific aspects of shamanism's roles in Korean culture. Many studies have been done that shed light on shamanism's relation to various aspects of theology, of psychology, and of art forms. In a recent article, Canda3 (1989) presented Korean shamanism as a valuable tradition worthy of continuation and assimilation into contemporary society. The movement to­ ward the renewal of this most ancient tradition in Korea appears to have taken on a scope of international significance, exemplified by the topics covered at a recent inter­ national conference4 (1989), Korea's Minjung Movement: the Origin and Development of Populist Nationalism. The purpose of this bibliography is to assist students, researchers, and general readers who are interested in studying aspects of Korean culture and religion in general and shamanism in particular. There are also vast amounts of Korean-language sources available. Sources in English, however, have not been readily accessible and the com­ piler has tried to remedy this poor access to English-language material. The bibliogra­ phy is not, however, in any sense comprehensive. The transliteration of the Korean ti­ tles follows the McCune-Reishauer romanization system. As a librarian, the compiler had the opportunity to access various bibliographic utilities. As a result the majority of the citations were produced by consulting major national data bases, such as the Library of Congress's Multiple Use MARC System (MUMS), Research Libraries Information Network (RLIN), and Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) as well as some of the online catalogs of major universities. Also consulted were other sources on CD-ROM data bases such as the Humanities Index, Religion Index, Dissertation Abstracts, Social 16 Sciences Index, and the Korean National Bibliography. The bibliography includes 151 ar­ ticles (79 authors) and 142 titles of books (101 authors). In conclusion, the compiler wishes to express her gratefulness to the Indiana University Library which, by providing financial support, made this work possible. References 1. Guisso, R. W. I. and Chai-shin Yu, eds. Shamanism: the Spirit World of Korea. Berkeley, Calif.: Asian Humanities Press, 1988. 2. Kim, Inhoe. "Korean Shamanism - a Bibliographical Introduction." In Shaman­ ism: the Spirit World of Korea, edited by Guisso and Yu (reference no. 1 above), 12-29. 3. Canda, Edward R. "Korean Shamanism in the Contemporary World: Challenge for Renewal." Korea Journal 29, no. 4 (Apr. 1989): 4-11. 4. "Korea's Minjung Movement; the Origin and Development of Populist Nation­ alism," Nov. 12-14, 1989. Indiana University, Bloomington. /. ARTICLES Adams, Daniel J. "The Roots of Korean Theology." Taiwan Journal of Theology, no. 7 (Mar. 1985): 187-207. "The Sources of Minjung Theology." Taiwan Journal of Theology, no. 9 (Mar. 1987): 179-198. Akaba, Takashi. "A Study on Korean Folkways." Folklore Studies 16 (1957): 1-106. Allen, H. N. "Some Korean Customs: the Moodang." Korean Repository 3 (1896): 163- 165. Baker, Donald L. "The Martyrdom of Paul Yun: Western Religion and Eastern Ritual in Eighteenth Century Korea." Transactions of the Royal Asiatic Society, Korea Branch 54 (1979): 33-58. Canda, Edward R. "The Korean Mountain Spirit." Korea Journal 20, no. 9 (Sept. 1980): 11-16. "Korean Shamanic Initiation as Therapeutic Transformation: a Transcul- tural View." Korea Journal 22, no. 11 (Sept. 1982): 13-26. "Korean Shamanism in the Contemporary World: Challenge for Renewal." Korea Journal 29, no. 4 (Apr. 1989): 4-11. Chang, C. "Min'gan Sinang [Folk Religion]." In Han'guk Minsok Chonghap Chosa Pogosd: Ch'ungch'dng Namdo [Report on Folk Culture: Southern Province of Ch'ungch'ong]. Seoul: Menhwajae Kwalliguk, 1975. 17 Chang, Chu-gun. "Cheju-do Musok in Chiyoksong e Taehayo." Chejudo 5 (1964). Chang, Pyong-kil. "Han'guk Min'gan Sinang ui Hyongt'ae." Chisong (Dec. 1970). "Murul Tonghae pon Han'guk ui Segyegwan." Ehwa 30 (May 1976). Chang, Su-gun. "Han'guk Musok." In Folk Culture in Korea. Seoul: Sisa Tonghosa, 1982. "Han'guk ui Sindang Hyongt'ae Ko [A Study on the Form of Shamanistic Temple in Korea]." Minsok Munhwa Yon'gu 1, no. 1 (1964). "Musok [Shamanism]." In Han'guk Minsok Chonghap Chosa Pogoso: Kydnggi-do Province. Seoul: Munhwajae Kwalliguk, 1978. "Musok kwa Muhyong Munhwajae." Munhwajae, no. 2, (1966). "Taemado iii Ch'undo Sinang." Han'gukMinsokhak 1 (Dec. 1974). Chee, Changboh. "Shamanism and Folk-beliefs of the Korean." In Traditional Korea - Theory and Practice, edited by A. Nahm, 141-157. 1974. Cho, Hung-youn. "The Characteristics of Korean Minjung Culture." Korea Journal 27, no. 11 (Nov. 1987): 4-18. "Mu: Koreanischer Schamanismus." Zeitschrift fur Missionswissenschaft und TZeligionswissenschaft 69 (Apr. 1985): 116-129. "Problems in the Study of Korean Shamanism." Korea Journal 25, no. 5 (May 1985): 18-30. Ch'oe, Kil-song. "Community Ritual and Social Structure in Village Korea." Asian Folklore Studies 41, no. 1 (1982): 39-48. "Han'guk Musok ui Ecstasy P'yonch'on Ko." Asea Yon'gu 12, no. 2 (1969): 49-64. "Han'guk ui Syamanijum tin Odi-eso Wanntinga [Where Did Korean Snamanism Come From]." Munhak Sasang 60 (1977): 306-315. "Male and Female in Korea Folk Belief." Asian Folklore Studies 43, no. 2 (T984): 227-233. "Min'gan Sinang - Musok - Musok ui Minsokchi [Folk Religion - Shamanism ^thnolograph of Shamanism]." In Han'guk Minsok Chonghap Chosa Pogoso: Cholla Namdo [Report on Folk Culture: Southern Province of Cholla]. Seoul: Munhwajae Kwalliguk, 1969. "Mu Kye Chonsung Ko." Han'guk Minsokhak 1 (1969): 105-115. "Musok Sinang [Shamanistic Belief]." In Han'guk Minsok Chonghap Chosa Tbgoso, 83-133. Seoul: Munhwajae Kwalliguk, 1979. 18 . "Les Py51-chin-kout de la cote Su-est." Revue de Coree 4, no. 2 (1972): 37- 52. Ch'oe, Nam-s6n. "Choson Minsok." Korean Folklore (1981). "Eliade-ui Syamanijiim [Eliade's Shamanism]." Munhak Sasang 60 (1977): 349-358. "Salman'gyo Chapgi [Some Records of Shamanism]." Kyaemyong 19 (1927). "Samguk Yusa Haeje [A Bibliographical Introduction to the Samguk Yusa]." Chungbo Samguk Yusa. Seoul: Minjung Sogwan, 1946. Chung, Chai-sik. "Korea: the Continuing Syncretism." In Religions and Societies, edited by C. 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    EDIÇÃO Nº 07 NOVEMBRO DE 2014 ARTIGO RECEBIDO ATÉ 30/09/2014 ARTIGO APROVADO ATÉ 30/10/2014 ZODIAC ANIMALS IN KOREAN PROVERBS Arevik Chačatrjan Charles University in Prague, Department of Ethnology, Prague, Czech Republic SUMMARY:There are a lot of animals we can meet in Korean folklore, but in this paper are described the animals that are most commonly mentioned in the Far Eastern zodiac, better known in English as the Chinese Zodiac. Here are described the role of the zodiac animal images in Korean folklore: proverbs, sayings etc. Each animal has its allegorical form and expresses various traits of man. Dealing with twelve animals of the Korean zodiac such as rat (jui), ox (so), tiger (beom, horangi), rabbit (tokki), dragon (yong), snake (baem), horse (mal), sheep (yang), monkey (wonsungi), rooster (sutak), dog (gae), pig (dwaeji), this article represents a contribution to research in Korean paremiology in the specific field of animal idioms. Besides referring to proverbs and sayings about these animals, surely I also try to give some examples of their role and importance in the history of the Korean nation and in other genres of Korean folklore. For this article, are used both North and South Korean sources, mainly dictionaries and books of proverbs, in order to disprove the point of view that there are profound big language differences between the two Koreas. 1. Korean zodiac The Chinese zodiac signs are used by cultures other than Chinese, too. They are used in some other Asian countries that have been under the cultural influence of China and also in countries that have not been under influence of China.