Shamans, Housewives, and Other Restless Spirits Women in Korean Ritual Life

Name: Shamans, Housewives, and Other Restless Spirits Women in Korean Ritual Life
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ISBN: 9780824811426

ISBN-10: 0824811429

ISBN-13: 9780824811426

Edition: 1985

Authors: Laurel Kendall

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¿This exceptionally well-written book is good reading, not only for specialists but also for beginning students interested in women, Korean culture, and shamanism.¿ ¿Journal of Asian Studies ¿Kendall maintains a closeness with and respect for her subject that keeps away the chill of academic distance and yet avoids sentimentality.¿ ¿Korean Quarterly, Spring 2001

Book details

List price: $19.00
Copyright year: 1985
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Publication date: 7/1/1987
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.30" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Preface	p. ix
A kut for the Ch&obreve;n Family	p. 1
Confucian Patriarchs and Spirited Women	p. 23
Enduring Pine Village	p. 39
Divine Connections: The Mansin and Her Clients	p. 54
Wood Imps, Ghosts, and Other Noxious Influences	p. 86
The Care and Feeding of Household Gods and Kindred Spirits	p. 113
The Care and Feeding of Ancestors	p. 144
Women's Rites	p. 164
Appendixes Notes Glossary Bibliography Index	p. 181
Appendixes	p. 183
Notes	p. 189
Glossary	p. 199
Bibliography	p. 213
Index	p. 223
About the Author	p. 229
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