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Yes, you can access God Pictures in Korean Contexts by Laurel Kendall, Jongsung Yang, Yul Soo Yoon in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Art & Asian Art. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher

University of Hawaii Press

Year

2015

eBook ISBN

9780824857097

Edition

Topic

Art

Subtopic

Asian Art

Figure 

1.2

In

the

shamanic 

tradition 

of

the

Ch’ungch’ŏng 

provinces 

in

central 

Korea, 

and

espe-

cially 

in

the

vicinity 

of

Kyeryŏng 

mountain, 

exorcists 

(

tokkyŏng

,

lit. 

“sutra 

reader”) 

do

their 

work 

with 

the

aid

of

a

multitude 

of

spirit 

generals 

whose 

names 

and

images, 

rendered 

on

cut

paper, 

they 

hang 

across 

four 

directions 

to

mark 

a

protected 

space. 

The

exorcist 

chants 

while 

sitting 

and

beating 

a

double-headed 

drum. 

Gahoe 

Muse-

um,

photograph 

by

Yul

Soo

Yoon.

Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments
1. Introduction: The Lives of Korean Shaman Paintings
2. What Are Shaman Paintings?
3. Korean Shaman Paintings Collected
4. Painted Gods at Home
5. Gods Painted, Gods Bought and Sold
Coda: Painted Gods in Museums
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Authors

About this book

Frequently asked questions

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