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Article: Korean Shamanism: the Cultural Paradox.(Book Review)
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- Korean Studies
- Article date:
- January 1, 2003
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Korean Shamanism: The Cultural Paradox, by Chongho Kim. Aldershot, U.K., and Burlington, Vermont Ashgate Press, 2003. 248 pp. $84.95 cloth, $29.95 paper.
Chongho Kim had a difficult time in the field. Working with Seoul shamans who charged millions of won for ineffective cures, enduring cramped quarters, the shamans' cigarette smoke, and a maggot-ridden outhouse, he decamped in disgust after two months and tried again in the rural village of Soy. Here the local shaman used him as her personal chauffeur, had him assist her in assembling "trashy" paper flowers for which she overcharged her clients, kept him out late in the icy November wind, and offered him a ...
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