Introduction

A sophisticated mixture of Shamanism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Christianity and other religious elements lives in the Korean subconscious and consciousness and continues to influence the distinctive nature of the Korean mentality. Today, concepts such as Haan, Jeong, Noonchi and Heung, that reflect the essence of Korean psychology in both cultural characteristics and interpersonal relations, are culture-specific concepts considered vital to understanding Korean ethno-psychology, Korean ways of thinking and feeling. Traditional beliefs and practices of Shamanism and Confucianism were successfully assimilated into Christianity, and it grew into a unique form of Korean Christianity further reshaping Korea as a politically, economically and socially modern country. The fundamental belief of Korean Shamanism is that human beings are the essential part of nature and closely interrelated with the ways of nature.