{"id":43,"date":"2008-12-11T23:33:38","date_gmt":"2008-12-12T03:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/?p=43"},"modified":"2008-12-11T23:33:38","modified_gmt":"2008-12-12T03:33:38","slug":"kut-%ea%b5%bf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/kut-%ea%b5%bf\/","title":{"rendered":"Kut (\uad7f)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have a really bad cold today and have been taking some medicane, but I still feel terrible.\u00a0 I wish there was a magic solution to help me get better&#8230; Which gets me thinking&#8230;has anyone ever heard of kut (<strong>\uad7f<\/strong>) before?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What is kut (<strong>\uad7f<\/strong>)?\u00a0 Kut (<strong>\uad7f<\/strong>) is a ritual performed by a mudang (<strong>\ubb34\ub2f9<\/strong>) or a shaman.\u00a0 The purpose for which a kut (<strong>\uad7f<\/strong>) is performed varies.\u00a0 Before I get to that, let me explain more about what kut (<strong>\uad7f<\/strong>) is.\u00a0 Kut (<strong>\uad7f<\/strong>) is not a widespread practice, and is mostly performed in rural areas.\u00a0 Kut (<strong>\uad7f<\/strong>) consists of the shaman being possessed by a spirit to the point where she takes on a different persona.\u00a0 The mudang (<strong>\ubb34\ub2f9<\/strong>) wears an elaborate costume and performs a dance with a set of bells that ring with each step.<\/p>\n<p>The mudang (<strong>\ubb34\ub2f9<\/strong>) is always a woman.\u00a0 Usually women become a mudang (<strong>\ubb34\ub2f9<\/strong>) after experiencing a mysterious illness for which no medical treatment can diagnose or cure.\u00a0 This illness is called a shinbyung (<strong>\uc2e0\ubcd1<\/strong>).\u00a0 To get rid of the shinbyung (<strong>\uc2e0\ubcd1<\/strong>), the mudang (<strong>\ubb34\ub2f9<\/strong>) must undergo a ritual called ne-rim-kut (<strong>\ub0b4\ub9bc\uad7f<\/strong>).\u00a0 Ne-rim-kut (<strong>\ub0b4\ub9bc\uad7f<\/strong>) is where the spirit possesses the woman and she eventually accepts the spirit as a part of her life.\u00a0 It&#8217;s kind of like an initiation ceremony for a mudang (<strong>\ubb34\ub2f9<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes kut (<strong>\uad7f<\/strong>) is performed for a family tormented by a sprit.\u00a0 In a ritual called sshit-kim-kut (<strong>\uc53b\uae40\uad7f<\/strong>), the mudang (<strong>\ubb34\ub2f9<\/strong>) tries to help the spirit pass to the afterlife peacefully.\u00a0 Sometimes an individual may die suddenly in an accident or die regrettably before their time.\u00a0 When that happens, the person may linger in this world as a spirit.\u00a0 To release this spirit or help them pass smoothly to the underworld, the mudang (<strong>\ubb34\ub2f9<\/strong>) may perform\u00a0some strange and hilarious gestures like spitting into someone&#8217;s face to rid of the spirit.<\/p>\n<p>You may not personally believe in kut (<strong>\uad7f<\/strong>), but some Korean people do.\u00a0 Some mudangs (<strong>\ubb34\ub2f9<\/strong>) actually make a decent living out of kut (<strong>\uad7f<\/strong>).\u00a0 Although many people in Korea look upon kut (<strong>\uad7f<\/strong>) with suspicion, the practice of kut (<strong>\uad7f<\/strong>) is still alive; despite the persecution of mudangs (<strong>\ubb34\ub2f9<\/strong>) in the past.\u00a0 Again, you may not believe in kut (<strong>\uad7f<\/strong>), but kut (<strong>\uad7f<\/strong>) and the people who practice it are a unique part of Korean history and culture.\u00a0 Therefore, we should try to understand kut (<strong>\uad7f<\/strong>) even if we don&#8217;t particularly subscribe to kut (<strong>\uad7f<\/strong>) beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>Want to know more about kut (<strong>\uad7f<\/strong>)?\u00a0 Check out a youtube video about it:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\uc22d\ub840\ubb38 \ud654\uc7ac 49\uc7ac - Shaman of Korea,  \ud669\ud574\ub3c4\uad7f \uc911 \uc0c1\uc0b0\ub9de\uc774 \uae40\ud61c\uc219\ub9cc\uc2e0\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r8PuSnZFH9g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\ufffd<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have a really bad cold today and have been taking some medicane, but I still feel terrible.\u00a0 I wish there was a magic solution to help me get better&#8230; Which gets me thinking&#8230;has anyone ever heard of kut (\uad7f) before?\u00a0 What is kut (\uad7f)?\u00a0 Kut (\uad7f) is a ritual performed by a mudang (\ubb34\ub2f9)&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/kut-%ea%b5%bf\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[2992,3028],"class_list":["post-43","post","type-post","status-publish","hentry","category-culture","tag-kut","tag-shaman"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}