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Article: Kim, Chongho. Korean Shamanism: the Cultural Paradox.(Book Review)
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- Asian Folklore Studies
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- April 1, 2004
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KIM, CHONGHO. Korean Shamanism: The Cultural Paradox. Vitality of Indigenous Religions Series. Aldershot, Hampshire, UK: Ashgate, 2003. xxii + 248 pages. Maps, photographs, figures, tables, bibliography, index. Paper 17.99 [pounds sterling]; ISBN 0-7546-3185-0. Hardback 47.50 [pounds sterling]; ISBN 0-7546-3184-2.
Kim Chongho has approached his study of Korean shamanism from a unique perspective, that is, a focus on the "ordinary people who make use of shamans" (xiii). He states that previous studies largely examine the shamans who conduct the rituals and their worldviews, and that such an approach is not able fully to explain the cultural paradox of shamanism. ...