Long before Confucianism and Buddhism known in Korea, shamanism has become a trust for the people of ancient Korea. As one of the trust masyarat, shamanism believe that the human body consists of physical and spiritual bodies, sometimes even within a single body there is some spirit. Besides regarded as the most vital life force for the physical, the spirit is also considered will never die.
When the body dies, the spirit will live forever in another world, or re-birth in another form. Adherents of shamanism in Korea did the cult of thousands of spirits believed to exist in all objects in the world, including rocks, trees, mountains and waterways. One other important aspect is a very trusted the existence of spirits of the deceased.
When the body dies, the spirit will live forever in another world, or re-birth in another form. Adherents of shamanism in Korea did the cult of thousands of spirits believed to exist in all objects in the world, including rocks, trees, mountains and waterways. One other important aspect is a very trusted the existence of spirits of the deceased.Since before other religions into Korean shamanism has played an important role in religious life in Korea, even finite current. Shaman (Mudang), the central figure in the trust is regarded as someone who has supernatural powers beyond human beings in general. Based on the origin possesses supernatural abilities, shamans are divided into two types, namely sha-man who has the ability to hereditary and shamans who gain power suddenly. Shaman class into two is elected directly by one or more spirits. In general, begins with a prolonged illness and then followed a dream or apparition of a spirit. Furthermore, the spirit will ask for a sick person's willingness to accept power. Along with the acceptance of these forces, who previously suffered any illness will disappear and instead become a supernatural ability to cure illness and foretell something.
