Breaking from previous scholarship on Korean shamanism, which focuses on mansin of mainland Korea, The Shaman’s Wages offers the first in-depth study of simbang, hereditary shamans on Cheju Island off the peninsula’s southwest coast. The author interests are soon replaced by new ones once she witnesses a misunderstanding between the patron of the ritual and the simbang , the shaman, over the amount of money to be paid for the service. The author decides to investigate the shaman’s wages, which will be the core of her book.
Review of "The shaman’s wages: Trading in Ritual on Cheju Island" By Kyoim Yun / Bruno, Antonetta L.. - Vol. 24:N.1(2021), pp. 160-163.
Review of "The shaman’s wages: Trading in Ritual on Cheju Island" By Kyoim Yun
Antonetta L. Bruno
2021
Abstract
Breaking from previous scholarship on Korean shamanism, which focuses on mansin of mainland Korea, The Shaman’s Wages offers the first in-depth study of simbang, hereditary shamans on Cheju Island off the peninsula’s southwest coast. The author interests are soon replaced by new ones once she witnesses a misunderstanding between the patron of the ritual and the simbang , the shaman, over the amount of money to be paid for the service. The author decides to investigate the shaman’s wages, which will be the core of her book.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
