The shamans are designated as living national treasure by Korean government under the institutional law of cultural protection policy. Because the shamans' rituals, which are called KUT(shamanistic ritual), have influenced the way of Korean traditiona...
The shamans are designated as living national treasure by Korean government under the institutional law of cultural protection policy. Because the shamans' rituals, which are called KUT(shamanistic ritual), have influenced the way of Korean traditional performing arts forms in many ways. The government wants to support the transmission of their artistic forms. But shamans' religious faith is not concerned. Therefore, the shamanistic ritual performed by a shaman designated as living national treasure has been changed into shaped form, a standardization of the performance form.
After the designated form of shamanistic ritual as important intangible cultural property by government, is has used as merchandising and tourism resource by government. In the traditional society, shaman was law class and denied by society. Therefore treatment of shaman in the modern society as useful as tourism resources are changed their social position for them However, the function: of shamanistic ritual of religious faith is lose.