Home > Explore Content > All Issues > Article View
A Study on Religion in House Spirits during Japanese Colonial Period
Journal of Korean Classical Chinese Literature
Abbr :
한문고전연구
2008, 17(1), pp.277-310
DOI : 10.18213/jkccl.2008.17.1.010
Publisher : The Classical Chinese Literature Association of Korea
Research Area : Korean Language and Literature
2008, 17(1), pp.277-310
DOI : 10.18213/jkccl.2008.17.1.010
Publisher : The Classical Chinese Literature Association of Korea
Research Area : Korean Language and Literature
-
This study investigated the religion in house spirits during the Japanese colonial period. Due to the lack of reference materials, it was not easy to make decent discussions on this matter. The results from the discussions could be summarized as below. The religion in house spirits in the Japanese colonial period has been continued or transformed according to the suggested types. House lord in the roof beam was intact in most areas without significant changes except for in Hamgyeong-do area, whereas house site god · harvest god were not particularly acculturated by region. In addition, it has been estimated that household mascot god was not acculturated largely by region. Meanwhile, kitchen god was thought to be transmitted and transformed only in some regions, and door god was acculturated; and it seemed that toilet god was not largely transformed except for in large cities. Furthermore, gestation & longevity god was acculturated and passed down by region, while cattle god seemed to be passed down with no changes. Overall, it has been believed that those prior to the flowering period were largely passed down and continued with no significant changes (under the circumstances where there have been a lack of pertinent materials, it has been assumed that the references given by Lee Neung-hwa were significant in figuring out the religion in house spirits before the flowering period). Nevertheless, it has been detected that there were acculturations in some of the types. The Japanese colonial period is very important in the history of folklore. Despite the fact that there were some issues as to modernization, policies regarding the liquidation of national culture and research methods, the discussions by type on the continuance and acculturation of religion in house spirits in the Japanese colonial period are very important. Besides, it is significant in terms of its continuance and acculturation before and after the flowering period and after the liberation period and their resulting link.
211 Viewed
Print this page
Download PDF