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Remark: Shaman Rituals and their Preservation in Myanmar, Vietnam and the Philippines
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Manage No DI00001239 Country Republic of Korea Author So Inhwa (Director, Busan National Gugak Centre) Published Year 2013 Language English Copyright 
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| Description | The statement on Myanmar, Vietnam, and the Philippines shows the need for the preservation of shamanism, which is one of the original forms of ancient human cultural arts and is under the threat of degenerate alteration. I feel that the preservation of the past and present forms of shaman practice must be recorded and passed down with the least alteration in order for culture to maintain its diversity. However, as Dr. Jesus Peralta of the Philippines pointed out, “As the belief system changes, the value system changes also.” It is only natural that aboriginal religions mixed with foreign religions such as Christianity. I’ve lived in the Republic of South Africa for two years. The country is very Christian, but in many shaman rituals Christian songs were sung. And in the midst of their shaman rituals, the people very often shouted the name of Jesus and prayed to Him. | ||
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