Shamans, Housewives, and Other Restless Spirits : Women in Korean Ritual Life

Kendall Laurel : **Laurel Kendall** is Curator in Charge of Asian Ethnographic Collections in the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History, and also teaches at Columbia University. Contents Preface ONE A Kut for the Chŏn Family TWO Confucian Patriarchs and Spirited Women THREE Enduring Pine Village FOUR Divine Connections: The Mansin and Her Clients FIVE Wood Imps, Ghosts, and Other Noxious Influences SIX The Care and Feeding of Household Gods and Kindred Spirits SEVEN The Care and Feeding of Ancestors EIGHT Women's Rites Appendixes Appendix 1 The Chŏn Family Kut Appendix 2 Major Concerns Expressed in Divination Sessions Appendix 3 Ancestors Appearing in Kut Notes Glossary Bibliography Index About the Author Studies of the East Asian Institute ¿This exceptionally well-written book is good reading, not only for specialists but also for beginning students interested in women, Korean culture, and shamanism.¿ ¿Journal of Asian Studies¿Kendall maintains a closeness with and respect for her subject that keeps away the chill of academic distance and yet avoids sentimentality.¿ ¿Korean Quarterly, Spring 2001