Bands, Songs and Shamanistic Rituals: Folk Music in Korean Society
(1989)
Book
Howard, K. (1989). Bands, Songs and Shamanistic Rituals: Folk Music in Korean Society. Royal Asiatic Society
An ethnography of music making on Chindo Island, South Korea, based on fieldwork conducted between 1982 and 1984. A division is made between percussion bands (nongak or p'ungmul), songs (for work, entertainment and death) and shaman rituals (in parti... Read More about Bands, Songs and Shamanistic Rituals: Folk Music in Korean Society.