TY - THES ID - 138226135 TI - Muism in Seoul: practice, performance, and embodied experience in ritual healing AU - Van den Zegel, Lynn AU - Cassiman, Ann AU - KU Leuven. Faculteit Sociale Wetenschappen. Opleiding Master of Social and Cultural Anthropology (Leuven) PY - 2019 PB - Leuven KU Leuven. Faculteit Sociale Wetenschappen DB - UniCat UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:138226135 AB - This master’s thesis aims to add to the academic anthropological dialogue in regard to the interrelation of embodiment, grief, and spirit possession through the creation of a liminal space within the context of the charismatic shamanic ritual, called gut (굿), specifically the jinogui gut (진오귀굿), the ritual held for a recently deceased person. It relies on data obtained during a three-month stay in and around Seoul, and earlier scholarly work surrounding the topic of (Korean) Shamanism.  It will start by providing a brief framework on the term shamanism, its etymology and problematisation, framed in the broader discussion on the notion of religion, as well as specifying the worldview of Korean shamanism, also known as musok (무속). This is then followed by an ethnographic account on shamanic practice, spirit possession and grief (counselling) within the context of a Korean shamanic ritual for a deceased person. This account will then be looked at through a phenomenological lens and cast them in a broader light of death and mourning, leaning heavily on Renato Rosaldo’s work on the Ilongot and personal experience after losing his wife, spirit possession, and embodiment, as well as South Korea’s history and contemporary society. ER -