Tae-gon, Kim. <br/><br/>
The Paintings of Korean Shaman Gods :  History, Relevance and Role As Religious Icons. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (225 pages) 
 - Renaissance Books Korean Literature Series .
 - Renaissance Books Korean Literature Series .
<br/><br/>Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Translator's Preface -- List of Figures -- List of Plates -- Introduction:  Visions, Images, Performance: Understanding Korean Shaman Art Christina Han By Christina Han -- Two Origin Stories -- Shamanism in Korea -- Korean Shaman Gods -- Representing the Gods -- Relationship between Shamans and Shaman Paintings -- Shaman Ritual and Shaman Paintings -- Significance of Korean Shamanist Paintings in the Context of the Ritual -- Chapter 1: Reflections on Shaman God Paintings and Shamanism By Kim Tae-gon -- Paintings of Shaman Gods - A Note on Terminology -- The History and Formation of Shaman God Paintings -- Types, Functions, Distribution -- Display and Worship -- Forms, Composition, Styles -- Shaman God Paintings and Shaman Spirituality -- Chapter 2: The Shaman God Painting as an Iconand Its Artistic Qualities By Bak Yong-suk -- General Reflections on Shamanism -- The Characteristics of Shaman Godsand Shaman God Paintings -- Shaman God Paintings and Icons -- Artistic Forms of Shaman God Paintings -- Images of Korean Shaman Gods -- Glossary of Korean Terms -- Back Cover. 
<br/><br/> This is the first monograph on the subject to be published in English. It comprises 130 full-colour plates of shaman gods. Supported by two introductory chapters 'Reflections on Shaman God Paintings and Shamanism' by Kim Tae-gon, and 'The Shaman God Paintings as an Icon and Its Artistic Qualities'. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781898823780 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Art, Shamanistic-Korea.<br/>Shamanism-Korea.<br/>Painting, Korean.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>ND1432.K6 .K56 2018