Features of religious syncretism in Korea

Abstract

The article touches upon the issue of mingling of traditional religions in local religious beliefs and starting to show syncretic features. In Korea religious syncretism has related to buddhism and daoism, especially they are mutually mixed up with their local beliefs of people religious was strong enough. That is why the reason for well-spreading of christian religion that some moments were taken from shamanism. Moreover, from what the author says it becomes clear that the syncretic feature also influenced to new religions, which came into later. The following conclusion is drawn that all this circumstances had an effect on thought of society, people outlook and tradition.