Shamanism: The Spirit World of Korea

Editor: R.W.L. Guisso and Chai-Shin Yu
Author: Chai-Shin Yu, Chang Chu-kun, Hahm Pyong-choon, Kim In-hoe, Kim Kwang-il, Kim Tae-gon, Richard WL Guisso, Yi Du-hyun
Translated by: Im Hye-young, Suh Kik-on, Yi Yu-jin, Yoo Young-sik
Publisher: Jain Publishing, 1988
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A series of psychological and anthropological studies about the oldest and the most fascinating religious tradition of Korea.

Acknowledgments – R. Guisso
Preface – CS. Yu and R. Guisso
Korean Shamanism – A Bibliographical Introduction – Kim In-hoe Tr. Yoo Young-sik
An Introduction to Korean Shamanism – Chang Chu-kun Tr. Yoo Young-sik
A Correlation of the Ancient Religions of Japan and Korea – Chang Chu-kun
Shamanism and the Korean World-View, Family Life-cycle, Society and Social life – Hahm Pyong-choon
Korean Taoism and Shamanism – Chai-Shin Yu
Regional Characteristics of Korean Shamanism – Kim Tae-gon Tr. Yi Yu-jin
Kut and the Treatment of Mental Disorders – Kim Kwang-il: Tr. Suh Kik-on, Im Hye-young
Role Playing Through Trance Possession in Korean Shamanism – Yi Du-hyun
Glossary of Shamanistic Terms
Index

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