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The World Factbook: 1987

By: Central Intelligence Agency

...n Chinese; 6.7% Zhuang, Uygur, Hui, Yi, Tibetan, Miao, Manchu, Mongol, Buyi, Korean, and numerous lesser nationalities Religion: officially atheist, b... ...i.); adjective Japanese Ethnic divisions: 99.4% Japanese, 0.6% other (mostly Korean) Religion: most Japanese observe both Shinto and Buddhist rites; a... ...s often followed by severe flooding Special notes: occupies northern half of Korean peninsula; strategic location bor- dering China, South Korea, and ... ...21,447,977 (July 1987), aver- age annual growth rate 2.52% Nationality: noun Korean(s); adjective Korean Ethnic divisions: racially homogeneous Religi... ...hism and Confucianism; religious activities now almost nonexistent Language: Korean Infant mortality rate: 32/1,000 (1983) Life expectancy: men 63, wo... ...n minority (28% of the total population); Buddhism; pervasive folk religion (Shamanism); Chondokyo (religion of the heavenly way), eclectic religion w...

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Laws of Destiny Never Disappear : Culture of Thailand in the Postlocal World

By: Matti Sarmela

...civilizations. Brothels were brought to Thailand by the US army during the Korean war; sex trade has always flourished around all American military ba... ...t around the injured limb. (62 Village tradition still retains features of shamanism characteristic of hunter-gatherer cultures. Shamans of hunting cu... ...s, to entice the souls of animals to human hunting grounds. As a religion, shamanism belonged to the world of hunter-gatherers and provided answers to... ...rganization cultures. Village sorcerers and mediums Strata of world views Shamanism Sorcery Belief in development - control of the soul - immortal so...

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