mudang

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 무당(巫堂) (mudang).

Noun

mudang (plural mudangs)

1. A Korean shaman, usually female, who acts as intercessor between a god or gods and human beings.
   • 2007 July 7, Choe Sang-Hun, “Shamanism Enjoys Revival in Techno-Savvy South Korea”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Most mudangs are women who say they discovered their ability to serve as a mediator between the human and spirit worlds after emerging from a critical illness.

Related terms

• Muism