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Dear Jonathan,<BR>
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The hikers that you heard might have been practicing amateur p'ansori. You can find more information about this art in the wonderful book<BR>
<STRONG><EM>Voices from the Straw Mat: Toward an Ethnography of Korean Story Singing</EM>, by Chan E. Park. Hawai‘i: University of Hawai‘i Press, 2003 .</STRONG><BR>
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This link takes you to a review that appeared in Acta Koreana<BR>
<A href="http://koreaweb.ws/ks/ksr/ksr06-13.htm">http://koreaweb.ws/ks/ksr/ksr06-13.htm</A><BR>
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You can also watch a version of it in the<FONT color=#000000> film: <STRONG><STRONG><STRONG><STRONG>Sopyonje</STRONG></STRONG></STRONG> (Seopyeonje) (1993)</STRONG> </FONT><BR>
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Best wishes,<BR>
Liora Sarfati<BR>
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> Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:33:55 -0400<BR>> From: jonathan_kramer@ncsu.edu<BR>> To: koreanstudies@koreaweb.ws<BR>> Subject: [KS] Korean vocalizing<BR>> <BR>> Dear Listserve members, When I served a Fulbright in ROK in the mid-'90s, I noted a practice among (usually) older Koreans who, while hiking in the mountains, would loudly vocalize or shout. It seemed to be some kind of artful or health-giving practice. Does anyone have information about this? Is there a name for it? How prevalent is this practice? Any information would be appreciated. jk<BR>> <BR>> Jonathan C. Kramer, Ph.D.<BR>> Dept. of Music<BR>> Box 7311, NCSU<BR>> Raleigh, NC 27695<BR>> 919-515-7952<BR>> 919-515-4204 (fax)<BR>> <BR><BR> <br /><hr />Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. <a href='https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969' target='_new'>Sign up now.</a></body>
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