This volume, first published in 2002, presents a sophisticated analysis of the musical instruments, repertoires, musicians and ensembles, and symbolism of the ritual music of Shamans of Seoul, Korea. Placed firmly in a social and historical context, it shows that Shamanism, considered superstition by many today, is alive and well.

1. The Path of a Native Fieldworker 2. Korean Religious Practices 3. Musok in View of Classic Shamanism 4. Korean Shamans 5. Kut in Sacred and Secular Contexts 6. Musical Instruments Used in Hangyang Kut 7. The Musicians of Hangyang Kut 8. Music in Hangyang Kut 9. Ch'ônshin Kut and Music 10. Seoul Saenam Kut and Music