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050 00 $aBL2236.S5$bW35 1994
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049 $aMAIN
100 1 $aWalraven, Boudewijn,$d1947-
245 10 $aSongs of the shaman :$bthe ritual chants of the Korean mudang /$cBoudewijn Walraven.
260 $aLondon ;$aNew York :$bKegan Paul International,$c1994.
300 $ax, 307 pages ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
500 $aIncludes translations of several muga.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 283-294) and index.
505 0 $aAbbreviations -- Preface -- The Mudang, their Rituals and their Gods -- Muga and Muga Collections -- The Transmission of the Songs -- The Interpretation of the Muga -- Formal Characteristics of the Muga -- The Muga and Other Forms of Traditional Literature -- The Song of a Dutiful Daughter -- A Soung for the House God -- A Mudang Sings for Herself -- Summary of Conclusions -- Appendices -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
520 $aShamanism, commonly regarded as the oldest religion of Korea, is still a force in the modern industrial society of today. Korean shamans, performing their rituals, sing and dance for the gods they worship as, presumably, they have done for centuries. Some of the songs - the muga - are simple invocations and prayers, while others explain the origins of the various gods. These narrative muga are often quite long and may take hours to sing in their entirety. In this study, after a brief general introduction to Korean shamanism, the ritual uses, the transmission and the style and contents of the songs are examined, so that their place among the other genres of traditional literature may be determined. The muga, as recorded in the twentieth century, turn out to have close links with the vernacular literature such as poems, songs and tales, that flourished in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. An awareness of this relationship is essential for a proper understanding of the songs and their importance to the study of Korean shamanism. The book includes translations of several of the shorter songs and of two longer narrative muga, one of which describes important episodes in the life of the Korean shaman. This is the first book in the English language devoted to the study of Korean shaman songs, and is essential reading for those with an interest in Korean shamanism, literature and cultural history, also contributing to the study of shamanism and oral literature in general.
590 $bArchive
650 0 $aShamanism$zKorea.
651 0 $aKorea$xReligious life and customs.
650 0 $aSongs, Korean$zKorea$xHistory and criticism.
650 2 $aShamanism.
651 4 $aKorea$xReligious life and customs.
650 6 $aChamanisme$zCorée.
650 6 $aChansons coréennes$zCorée$xHistoire et critique.
651 6 $aCorée$xVie religieuse.
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650 7 $aSongs, Korean.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01126408
651 7 $aKorea.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01206434
650 17 $aKoreaans.$2gtt
650 17 $aLetterkunde.$2gtt
650 17 $aMuga.$2gtt
650 17 $aSjamanisme.$2gtt
650 7 $aChamanisme$zCorée.$2ram
650 7 $aChansons coréennes$xHistoire et critique.$2ram
651 7 $aCorée$xVie religieuse.$2ram
653 0 $aShamanism
653 0 $aKorea
655 7 $aCriticism, interpretation, etc.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01411635
776 08 $iOnline version:$aWalraven, Boudewijn, 1947-$tSongs of the shaman.$dLondon ; New York : Kegan Paul International, 1994$w(OCoLC)607887302
776 08 $iOnline version:$aWalraven, Boudewijn, 1947-$tSongs of the shaman.$dLondon ; New York : Kegan Paul International, 1994$w(OCoLC)624422480
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