mudang
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Korean 무당 (mudang)
Noun
mudang (plural mudangs)
- A Korean shaman, usually female, who acts as intercessor between a god or gods and human beings.
- 2007 July 7, Choe Sang-Hun, “Shamanism Enjoys Revival in Techno-Savvy South Korea”, in New York Times:
- Most mudangs are women who say they discovered their ability to serve as a mediator between the human and spirit worlds after emerging from a critical illness.
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Related terms
- Muism