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Mu (shaman)
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<p><i>Mu</i> is the <a href="/facts/Korean_language/dmNnRxAA">Korean</a> term for a <a href="/facts/Shaman/Kq60HV3J">shaman</a> in <a href="/facts/Korean_shamanism/V2aem5DY">Korean shamanism</a>. Korean shamans hold rituals called <i><a href="/facts/Gut_(ritual)/kHFg8BMc">gut</a></i> for the welfare of the individuals and society. </p><p>In modern <a href="/facts/Korea/cj2kDBzc">Korea</a> different terms are used to define shamans, including <i>mudang</i> (mostly for females), <i>baksu</i> (only for males), <i>tangol</i> (for hereditary shamans), and <i>musogin</i> ("people who do shamanism", used in the context of organised shamanism). </p>