Proceedings of the

First Seoul International Consultation:
Christianity and Shamanism

The first international consultation ever convened to consider the relationships between Christianity and shamanism.

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Table of Contents

Index of Topics and Names

• Alphabetical index of topics and names with links to the chapters.

Authors' Data

• About the authors: The qualifications of each of the authors.

Guidelines to Cite this Publication

• Guidelines for notations and bibliographies.

Preface
Background of the Consultation

by the Editor

• From Yakutia.
• To Korea.
• The event itself.

Introduction
Significance of the Consultation

by the Editor

• The Significance.
• A Problem of Terminology:
  • What does the term shamanism mean?
    • Two meanings.
  • Where does the term shamanism come from?
  • Large-scale International Conferences for the Study of Shamanism.
  • A Clash of Categories.
• Resolutions adopted by the Consultation.

Chapter 1
Traditional Korean Customs and Rites, and their Acceptance from a Christian Point of View

by His Grace Soterios the Bishop of Zelon

• Origin and History of Korean Shamanism.
• The Spirit World of Korean Shamanism:
  • Customs surrounding birth.
  • Rites of Wishing and Thanks-giving.
  • Funeral and Memorial Rites and Customs.
• Conclusions.

Chapter 2
Korean Shamanism ( Mu )

by Prof. Dr. Cha Ok Soong

• Opening Remarks.
• Structure and Principles of the Kuts.
• Narim Kut:
  • The Rite that Initiates a Charismatic Shaman.
  • Roles of the Shaman.
• Meaning of the Chaesu Kut: the shrine as a place of harmony and restoration.
• Meaning of the Kut for the Village: the shrine as a place of festival.
• Meaning of the Woowhan Kut: the shrine as a place of complaint.
• Meaning of the Nuk Kut: a kut for the living as well as the dead.
• Closing Remarks.

Chapter 3
Relationships between Orthodoxy and Shamanism in Korea

by Dr. S.A. Mousalimas

• Guidelines.
• Definitions.
• The Level of Analysis:
  • Participation with Ancestors:
    • Traditions in Korea in general.
    • Traditions among Orthodox Christians, formal and informal customs.
    • Affinities.
  • Household Shrines.
  • Iconic Relationships.
  • Physical Nature imbued with Spiritual Presence:
    • Cosmology, in general.
    • The Kut of the Fishermen's Village, for example.
  • Shamans' Propensity for Spiritual Union.
• Conclusion.

Chapter 4
Orthodox Christianity in the History of Russia

by Dr. Egor Spiridonovich Shishigin

• The Role of Orthodoxy: Past and Present.
• Missionary Endeavors and Results.
• Orthodoxy and Shamanism.
• Conclusion: Orthodox or pagan?

Chapter 5
Christianity and Shamanism in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)

by Dr. Klavdia Ivanovna Fedorova

• Personal Reflections

Chapter 6
Do We Want the Revival of Shamanism Today?

by Anna Nikolaevna Shishigina

• Research Results [from the Humanities Institute, Sakha Republic (Yakutia)]

Chapter 7
A Temptation in the Concept of Dual-Belief

by Dr. V.V. Arzhanukhin

• [Explanation about the concept of dual-belief in the history of Russian thought.]
• [Description of the development of the concept.]
• [Indication of the problems, or complications, caused by the concept.]

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