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What is the role of a Shaman in Shamanism?
What is the role of a Shaman in Shamanism?
Connects the heavens and earth with other people around him
What are the two types of Shamans mentioned in the text?
What are the two types of Shamans mentioned in the text?
Kangsinmu and Hereditary Shaman
Who are the Holy people mentioned in the text?
Who are the Holy people mentioned in the text?
High-ranking commanders who lived heroic lives or met a tragic end
What is the etymology of the term 'Mudang'?
What is the etymology of the term 'Mudang'?
What are the characteristics of the spirits in Shamanism?
What are the characteristics of the spirits in Shamanism?
Where are Hereditary Shamans commonly found?
Where are Hereditary Shamans commonly found?
What basic information does the shaman ask for when people come to him?
What basic information does the shaman ask for when people come to him?
What are the three categories of rituals in shamanism mentioned in the text?
What are the three categories of rituals in shamanism mentioned in the text?
What is the purpose of the ritual called Naerimgut?
What is the purpose of the ritual called Naerimgut?
What is the purpose of the ritual called todanggut?
What is the purpose of the ritual called todanggut?
What do farmers say and do to wish success and safety for new buildings, projects, businesses, and houses?
What do farmers say and do to wish success and safety for new buildings, projects, businesses, and houses?
What do many people eat during the winter solstice to chase away evil spirits?
What do many people eat during the winter solstice to chase away evil spirits?
Define ethnocentrism.
Define ethnocentrism.
Who invented the term 'ethnocentrism'?
Who invented the term 'ethnocentrism'?
What were the 2 key ideas presented in 'Race et Histoire' (1952) by Unesco?
What were the 2 key ideas presented in 'Race et Histoire' (1952) by Unesco?
What significant event occurred in 1842 regarding China and foreign imperialist powers?
What significant event occurred in 1842 regarding China and foreign imperialist powers?
Who wrote 'Race et Histoire' (1952)?
Who wrote 'Race et Histoire' (1952)?
Where did Claud Lévi-Strauss work after leaving France?
Where did Claud Lévi-Strauss work after leaving France?
What was the significance of the Treaty of Kanghwa in 1876?
What was the significance of the Treaty of Kanghwa in 1876?
What was the impact of the unilateral trade in the context of the unequal treaties?
What was the impact of the unilateral trade in the context of the unequal treaties?
Explain the concept of extraterritoriality and its significance in the context of China, Korea, and Japan.
Explain the concept of extraterritoriality and its significance in the context of China, Korea, and Japan.
How did Sinocentrism contribute to ethnocentrism in China?
How did Sinocentrism contribute to ethnocentrism in China?
What was the significance of the 'Book of the Later Han' in the context of Japan's history?
What was the significance of the 'Book of the Later Han' in the context of Japan's history?
How did Japan's use of Chinese characters contribute to its perception by China and Korea?
How did Japan's use of Chinese characters contribute to its perception by China and Korea?
What was the purpose of the tribute system, and how did it contribute to unequal treaties?
What was the purpose of the tribute system, and how did it contribute to unequal treaties?
Explain the concept of Nippocentrism and its implications.
Explain the concept of Nippocentrism and its implications.
How did the perception of Korea by Western individuals evolve over time, and what were the implications of these perceptions?
How did the perception of Korea by Western individuals evolve over time, and what were the implications of these perceptions?
What were some of the derogatory views held by Western individuals about Korea, and what do they reveal about ethnocentrism?
What were some of the derogatory views held by Western individuals about Korea, and what do they reveal about ethnocentrism?