Shamans, the practitioners of an ancient belief system, are often disparaged in South Korea. But they also hold a special place in the country’s culture. The post In South Korea, shamans are shunned — ...

An exhibition hall in Insadong, Seoul, houses a small shrine just large enough for one person, where colorful ribbons, bells, ...

Kim Yeon-ok, a shaman who has run a shrine in Gyeonggi Province for over ... “Their actions have cast an unfair shadow on all of us.” The Korean Kyungsin Federation, the nation's largest ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sent an offering to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, his office said on Thursday, drawing criticism from South Korea and China which view the shrine as a symbol of Japan's ...

SEOUL--South Korea on Sunday protested Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's offering to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine with "deep disappointment" and urged Japanese leaders to show repentance for the ...

The Supreme Court is pictured in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. (Mainichi/Kazuo Motohashi) TOKYO -- The Supreme Court on Jan. 17 dismissed a bereaved family's lawsuit demanding compensation in connection ...

Lee Eun Kyoung's occult horror "The Shrine 3" (Mystery Pictures) featuring a Korean shaman battling Indonesian spirits; Kim Hyun Chul's action-comedy "Husbands" (TPS Company) about two husbands ...

Yoshida Jinja shrine protects Kyoto at the "demon's gate" in the northeast with a ritual in which the "shaman" wears a four-eyed mask. Discover how Kyotoites pray for a peaceful life.

South Korea has detained a shaman for his alleged involvement in president Yoon Suk Yeol’s 2022 presidential campaign on charges of receiving illegal political funds, an investigation that could ...