Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-326) and index.
PART ONE: A BROAD VIEW / PARRT TWO: A CLOSER LOOK / PART THREE: BEYOND KOREA'S SHORES / APPENDIXES / Ch. 1 The many faces of Korean dance ; Ch 2 Korean dance terminology: the politics of words ; Ch. 3 Dance and Korea's national treasure system: a contemporary ritual system for preserving and constructing identity -- Ch. 4 Ch ̓ŏyngmu ; Ch. 5 Chinju Kŏmmu ; Ch. 6 Movement in Shamanic contexts: an inquiry ; Ch. 7 Kim Ch ̓ŏn-hŭng: portrait of a performing artist teacher -- Ch. 8 Ch ̓oe Sŭng-hŭi: a Korean dancer in the United States ; Ch. 9 Korean dance in Hawaiʻi : immigrant issues and cultural ownership. 1. Detailed Description of Ch ̓ŏyngmu ; 2. Description of an Abridged Version of Ch ̓ŏyngmu ; 3. Detailed Description of Chinju Kŏmmu ; 4. Outline of September 3 Program of the Hawai'i Shaman-related Performance ; 5. Outline of September 4 Program of the Hawai'i Shaman-related Performance ; 6. Outline of Chindo Sshikkim Kut Performance ; 7. Documented U.S. Performance of Ch'oe Sŭng-hŭi ; 8. American Repertoire of Ch'oe Sŭng-hŭi.