Korean Shamanism

http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2994354

http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/AK/AK_EN_1_4_8_3.jsp

http://omtimes.com/2013/01/korean-shamanism/
Shamanism is the oldest religious impulse of the Korean people before any foreign born religious/spiritual ideology, such as Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism, came to Korea. Even though its origin is shrouded in mystery it is believed to be linked to a Siberian prototype and to Ural-Altaic civilization. Shamanic practice survived throughout the five-thousand-year-old history of Korea and formed the conscious and the subconscious strata of the Korean psyche.

http://www.gwangjunewsgic.com/online/korean-sayings-a-novice-shaman-kills-a-man/
This is a strange article that has nothing to do with the title-I only include it for some Korean vocabulary.

http://people.duke.edu/~myhan/kaf0911.pdf
Korean Shaman Art PDF

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/29/uk-korea-shamans-idUSLNE85S00M20120629

http://www.redicecreations.com/article.php?id=9791

Shaman Article National Geographic

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/12/shamans/stern-text

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/a-female-shaman-walks-across-grass-justin-guariglia.html

http://cn.hujiang.com/new/p526360/

Asian Ghosts

http://group1ghosts.tumblr.com/

Dan Gun

http://www.san-shin.org/Dan-gun_Myth.html

San-Shin

I am having my students write a paper about Korean Shamanism. Today, we were talking about San-Shin, mountain Gods.
Kim Nam Hee said that if a mountain is burning, it weeps."When a mountain is burning furiously, it is wailing."
Lee Hyo Jin discussed the significance of the tiger. She said that after 300 years, the tiger can speak and smoke a pipe. The pipe is called "kom bang dae." In the pipe, he smokes the dried leaves of "yeon jo." I asked what says. Hyo Jin said, "I'm 300 years old. I can speak and smoke a pipe. Cheers!" In Korean society, that is really funny. Below are some pics of Sanshin with tiger, and Korean pipes.

http://cksdigital.manoa.hawaii.edu/photo/items/show/10

http://somewhereindhamma.wordpress.com/2011/02/03/why-did-the-rabbit-give-the-tiger-a-pipe/

"The Tiger is an Angel" Thomas
"He is holding a stick, cha yeon, or pa cho seon, which can change the weather. He is 10000 years old and practices everyday to care for his soul." Tom
The Tiger represents the Korean map (Kristen), which looks like a crouching tiger. (Moon Seri said Dokdo is one of the tigers turds.)
"The tiger represents bravery. The Pine Tree represents the defeat of evil." Coco
The Pine Tree is always blue, which means the correct spirit." HwangSuJin
Sanshin controls the mountain's biology. The tiger protects the San shin. Park Seo In

There seems to be an element of shapeshifting in this. The Sanshin has a tiger spirit, and can shapeshift into a tiger.

http://sacredsites.com/asia/korea/sanshin.html