Tradition modernized: Globalization and Korea’s new religions

Visitors to South Korea are often impressed by the large number of Christian churches, Buddhist temples, shaman offices and other places of worship they see there. With almost equal numbers of Buddhists and Christians, and with tens of thousands of practicing shamans, South Korea has an unusually pluralistic religious culture in which no single religious tradition is dominant. Moreover, in addition to these major religious communities, Korea also has scores of new religions created in Korea.