Ssitkimkut is the extraordinary Korean ritual for the dead that cleanses the dead spirit, assisting it on its way to the next life. The ritual is layered with singing, dancing, instrumental and ...

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"Anthropologically speaking, I don't believe there are any cultures where people don't dance," says art sociologist Laura Cappelle, editor of "A New History of Dance in the West: From Prehistory to ...

K pop-crazy Korean youth are turning to colorful shaman rituals for stress relief, mixing ancient traditions with today's trendy beats for a real emotional release nobody saw coming. The drama ...

A public "gut," or shamanic ritual, will take place at Geumseongdang, a shrine that for several years housed the Museum of Shamanism. The ritual will be performed by a preservation society focused on ...

In the tvN fantasy romance drama "Head Over Heels," high school student Seong-ah, who secretly works as a shaman by night, says, "When life wavers in the face of crisis, people seek out shamans." She ...

A ritual dance would reunite his people with their dead. The Ghost Dance swept across other North American tribes, until fear and violence brought it to a tragic end.