Jun Young Lee

Dan Gun could be considered to be the great shaman through whom an intimate relationship between Heavenly Spirit and earthly life was made possible. Since he was capable of communion with the Heavenly Spirit, he as the one who initiated worship of the Heavenly King… Dan Gun worshipped and prayed to the Heavenly King on behalf of his people, the Koreans, and taught them that service to him alone is the highest duty of all people.

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Originally published as a chapter of Korean Shamanistic Rituals, 1981, Mouton Publishers. Republished here with thanks.