
Seoul is among the most relentlessly modern cities of Asia, with high-speed Internet and plasma TV sets. But an estimated 300 shamanistic temples nestle in hills less than an hour from the city center, and the clamorous ceremony known as gut (pronounced "goot") is a daily routine. The shamans offer a pig to placate the gods. They dance with toy guns to comfort the spirit of a dead child. They intimidate evil spirits by walking barefoot on knife blades...
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http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/06/news/shaman.php
PS:In this article is siad that christian missionaries in the past have "demonized" shamans...On the contrary I think the ones dealing with demons(evil spirits)are the shamans.That's the truth.Shamans have always been there,and this "heritage" has perpetuated somehow thru the ages.They need Jesus as much as any other person.One other thing is true,this shaman lady is part of a worldwide revival of the occult,that will preceed the Coming Back of the Lord Jesus Christ.Is not my invention,you can see it everywhere.
As in the days of Noah....