essay

The social and psychological role of the Korean sorceress

[s.n.] • [S.L.] • Published In 9999 • Pages:

By: Turner, Leonard.

Abstract
This excellent paper on the social and psychological role of the Mudang is based upon interviews with native-born Koreans, who resided in the Los Angeles area. Turner's thesis is that the Mudang 'represents an institutionalized outlet for the emotional expression of deviant and aberrant women with accompanying low social status.' An additional role is that 'the Mudang further represents an institutionalized outlet for the psychological relief of its participants without a concomitant change in social status.' The monograph contains a fine brief summary of socialization in Korea but omits any discussion of the functions that the Mudang fulfills in Korean society except by implication.
Subjects
Status, role, and prestige
Gender status
Sorcery
culture
Korea
HRAF PubDate
1998
Region
Asia
Sub Region
East Asia
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Unknown
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
ER ; Annemarie Holborn ; 1951
Field Date
No date
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Korea
Notes
[by] Leonard Turner
This document is an unpublished manuscript dated 1950 and it consists of excerpts
LCSH
Koreans