| Description |
Nowadays shamanism as an ancient religion still continues to exist in lives of people in Korea, Mongolia, Central Asia, Siberia and other regions of Asia-Pacific. Among those countries Korea distinguishes itself by the fact that in the country besides shamanism there are other religions that are co-practiced today, which are Confucianism, Buddhism, local rites and village ceremonies, and lately, Christianity; however, shamanism has a significant role in people’s lives. All those forms of worshipping are different but nevertheless Koreans had managed to integrate them into their everyday life and create a rich intangible cultural heritage, to mention few “Arirang” and “Pansori”. Korean shamanism referred as “Mugyo” has long exerted a very strong influence on Korean people, and it still does” (Choi, 2006). Shamanism had influenced on formation of diverse intangible and also tangible cultural heritage of people. Therefore, we can see that Koreans practice so many diverse religions, which distinguishes them from other ethnicities. |
