Editing Religious music (section)

=== 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" />