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Many scholars have posited muga (shamanic songs) as the ultimate origin of pansori. This speculation is based largely on melodic similarities between pansori and the contemporary shamanic songs of western South Korea, particularly of the Jeolla region. However, various local literatures, as well as non-ritual public entertainment traditions—generically known as pannoreum—also are believed to have been influential in the development of pansori. Indeed, in its many forms, pannoreum encompassed song, narrative, dance, and dramatic gesture. Pansori began to emerge as a recognized form of entertainment for the common people in southern Korea sometime in the 17th century, but it did ...(100 of 1667 words)