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== Sinism (Korean shamanism) music ==
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''[[Musok eumak|Muak]]'' (무악) or ''Musok Eumak'' (무속 음악), is the traditional [[Korean shamanism|Korean shamanistic]] music performed at and during a shamanistic ritual, the [[Gut (ritual)|''Gut'' (굿)]].

=== Origin ===
Geographically, the Korean peninsula can be divided into five shaman music areas based on musical dialects and instrumentation: the central, northwestern, eastern, southwestern, and Jeju Island areas.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Man-young |first=Hahn |date=1985 |title=The Origin of Korean Music |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/43562695 |journal=The World of Music |volume=27 |issue=2 |pages=16–31 |jstor=43562695 |issn=0043-8774 |access-date=2022-05-26 |archive-date=2022-05-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509173113/https://www.jstor.org/stable/43562695 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Types of Sinism (Korean shamanism) music ===

==== Sinawi (시나위) ====
''[[Sinawi]]'' is a form of Korean improvisational ensemble music believed to evolve from the ''Jeolla'' province in southwestern Korea.

==== Sanjo (산조) ====
[[Sanjo (music)|''Sanjo'' (music)]] is a style of Korean traditional music produced with improvised instrumental solos.

=== Gut (굿) ===
''Gut'' (굿) is the name for a shamanic ritual. During a ritual, there is a table with sacrificial offerings, known as ''gutsang'' (굿상), for the gods.<ref name=":22">{{Cite web |last=국립민속박물관 |title=Shamanic Ritual |url=https://folkency.nfm.go.kr/en/topic/detail/1803 |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Culture |language=ko |archive-date=2022-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201025254/https://folkency.nfm.go.kr/en/topic/detail/1803 |url-status=live }}</ref> Throughout the ritual, the dramatic performances or g''ut nori'' (굿 노리) are accompanied by music, song, and dance. ''Gut'' can be categorized into private and village rituals. Private rituals include well-wishing rituals, healing rituals, underworld entry rituals and shamanic initiation rituals. The purpose of village rituals are to maintain peace and promote communal unity, where the name of each ritual vary by region.<ref name=":22" /> In modern Korean society, the most common forms of ''gut'' are shamanic initiation rituals and rituals for the dead.

==== Mudang (무당) ====
In contemporary South Korea, the shaman is known as the ''mudang'' (무당). The ''mudang'' is usually a woman and takes on the role as a mediator between spirits or gods and humans.<ref name=":32"/> ''Mudangs'' can be categorized into ''sessûmu'' (세쑤무) and ''kangshinmu'' (강신무). ''Sessûmu'' are ''mudang'' that inherit the right to perform shamanic rituals while ''kangshinmu'' are ''mudang'' who are intiatied into their status through a ceremony.<ref name=":32" />

=== Instruments ===
The instruments that are used in Korean shamanic rituals are called ''Muakgi'' (무악기).<ref>{{Cite web |last=국립민속박물관 |title=Shamanic Instruments |url=https://folkency.nfm.go.kr/en/topic/detail/2370 |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Culture |language=ko |archive-date=2022-05-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504172726/https://folkency.nfm.go.kr/en/topic/detail/2370 |url-status=live }}</ref> These instruments include:

* ''Janggu'' (장구), Hourless drum
* ''Bara'' (바라), Small cymbals
* ''Piri'' (피리), Reed flute
* ''Jeotdae'' (젓대) / ''Daegeum'' (대금), Large bamboo flute
* ''Haegeum'' (해금), Two-stringed zither
* ''Kkwaenggwari'' (꽹과리), Small gong
* ''Buk'' (북), Small drum

=== Contemporary Influence ===
In the Korean contemporary dance scene, there are many productions portraying significant elements from traditional Korean shaman culture.<ref>{{Cite web |last=cs2-admin |date=2016-07-03 |title=Korean Choreography Inspired by Shamanist Rituals and Dance |url=https://www.critical-stages.org/13/contemporary-korean-choreography-inspired-by-traditional-shamanist-rituals-and-dance/ |access-date=2022-05-11 |website=Critical Stages/Scènes critiques |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519113044/https://www.critical-stages.org/13/contemporary-korean-choreography-inspired-by-traditional-shamanist-rituals-and-dance/ |url-status=live }}</ref>