A Korean shaman is one who practices muism. A mudang is usually a woman. Mudangs are people who got possessed or called by spirits and they are called to practice rituals. They are said to have other worldly powers.

The word "manshin" literally means 10,00 spirits. It is another way to refer to a mudang. Some mudangs would rather be called a manshin.

The word shin means "god". However, it is more aligned to supernatural spirits. These spirits are objects of worship, or spirits that would possess Mudangs.

This word means ancestry. Koreans usually have rituals appeasing their ancestors . From ceremonies to leaving food out for the deceased, it is a way of respecting the family lineage.

This word means spiritual sickness. It is a prolonged sickness that indicates spiritual abilities. This type of person is then taken in by an experienced Shaman and taught and trained.

These types of shamans have a family lineage of shamanism, especially from mother to daughter. Shamanism is taught in the family and kept up as a family tradition.

A gut is a ritual performed by Shamans. There are three main types of guts each with a different reason and a different tradition. Guts are passed down from shaman to shaman, however each shaman has different ways of ritualizing. Guts have several variations regionally.

This gut is meant for wellbeing and prosperity for a village. It is performed once a year, and has a performance element of song and dance.

This gut cleases the spirit of a deceased person so that they can move on to the afterlife peacefully. It is sometimes performed at funerals. Usually those in the ritual wear all white, and have paper objects that represent spirits

This gut is an initiation gut for new Mudangs. In one version this gut, the intiatee dances on a sharpened knife, and seemingly does not get hurt as a testiment of the mudang's power.

Amulets and talismans that korean shamans make for clients for protection from misfortune, healing, prosperity and goodfortune.

Ritualistic Elements bells, drums, paper symbols, amulets, knives, swords, instraments, etc.

Korean traditional folk painting. It wis used in a variety of ways in shamanistic practice, from blessings to curses to weddings, it is used in severals ways in practice.

A shrine usually from a village spirit. It is built and maintained by villagers and people pray to spirits at the shrine. They are relatively common in mountainous places.

Sadangs are ancestral shrines where mudangs usually practice.