South Korea. Shamanic ritual. The kut begins with an offering of prayers to the deities and spirits of the shamanic pantheon. She bows before an effigy of Dangun, the legendary founder of Ko-Chos?n, the first Korean kingdom.

South Korea. Shamanic ritual. The kut begins with an offering of prayers to the deities and spirits of the shamanic pantheon. She bows before an effigy of Dangun, the legendary founder of Ko-Chos?n, the first Korean kingdom.