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This book is written to show that Korean shaman ritual ("gut") performances, in their musical and textual structures, not only mirror the current socio-cultural situation of Korea, but also shape the processes of today's Korean culture. Although shamanism has been regarded as a marginalized peripheral cult for a long time, it has played a vital role in the process of re-creating and re-establishing Korea's national culture. The Hwanghae shaman ritual, for example, is aimed at maintaining and strengthening harmony between the human and nature, between the living and the dead, and between the human beings themselves. Since music is the core element of "gut," the harmonization during the "gut" performance relies on music for their effectiveness. Shaman music functions to enhance both religiosity and entertainment. The ushering songs contain a limited number of repeated melodic phrases with an emphasis on clear deliverance with syllabic singing accompanied by the repetition of the basic drumming pattern. The religious-musical harmonization in "gut" provides efficacy and entertainment while combining the sacred and the profane, and ritual and theater. This ritualization of religious-musical harmony represents the cultural artifact of the Korean people, i.e. Koreanness. Major chapters of this book include: "From Central to Periphery and National Culture"; "Ritual Instruments and Ritual Performers"; "Gut: A Shaman Ritual"; "Ritual Activity"; and "Ritual Words." |
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