@article{ART001451103},
author={박종익},
title={Rain Calling Ceremony of South WesternDeajeonAreasanditsMeanings - Focusing on areas of Gasuwandong, Doandong, Wanshinheungdong and Sandedong},
journal={Korean Language & Literature},
issn={1229-1730},
year={2010},
number={73},
pages={159-183}
TY - JOUR
AU - 박종익
TI - Rain Calling Ceremony of South WesternDeajeonAreasanditsMeanings - Focusing on areas of Gasuwandong, Doandong, Wanshinheungdong and Sandedong
JO - Korean Language & Literature
PY - 2010
VL - null
IS - 73
PB - Korean Language & Literature
SP - 159
EP - 183
SN - 1229-1730
AB - This paper aims at discussing the rain calling ceremony of South WesternDeajeongareas(Gasuwandong, Doandong, Wanshinheungdong and Sandedong), and its meanings. It will mainly focus on first, examining the actual rain calling ceremony of South Western Deajeon areas, and second, analyzing occult arts and their meanings of this ceremony.
First, a subject area of this discussion is a town located alongside with Gabcheon(甲川) river of SouthWestern Deajeonarea. This town is surrounded by big and small mounts forming “Besanimsu(非山非野)” meaning “looking down water with mountains behind.” The residents engage in farming in farm fields formed beside winding streams of Gabcheon river.
Second, this paper examines the actual rain calling ceremony of South Western Deajeon areas classifying games, village religious rituals, rain calling occults, and rituals. People play a tug-of-war and Yut (Korean traditional game with four sticks) as games for a form of rain calling ceremony. Village religious rituals as a form of rain calling ceremony are performed in Wanshinheongdong area. In addition, other rain calling rituals are women’s rituals and men’s ancestral memorial services.
Third, this paper examines types and meanings of rain calling ceremony of South Western Deajeon areas. The types are homeopathic magic, hostility magic, pollution magic and ancestral rites.
Among them, homeopathic, hostility and pollution magic are performed by women. These women’s occult arts are performed based on charms. Meanwhile, ancestral rites are performed by men, and have more sophisticated procedures than those based on charms. Rituals mainly come from Taoism and Shamanism, and the ancestral rites follow those of Confucianism. The written prayer of the rain calling ceremony includes wishes of the communities.
KW - rain calling ceremony;Gabcheon(甲川);village religious rituals;Shamanism;homeopathic magic;hostility magic;pollution magic;ancestral rites.
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박종익. (2010). Rain Calling Ceremony of South WesternDeajeonAreasanditsMeanings - Focusing on areas of Gasuwandong, Doandong, Wanshinheungdong and Sandedong. Korean Language & Literature, 73, 159-183.
박종익. 2010, "Rain Calling Ceremony of South WesternDeajeonAreasanditsMeanings - Focusing on areas of Gasuwandong, Doandong, Wanshinheungdong and Sandedong", Korean Language & Literature, no.73, pp.159-183.
박종익 "Rain Calling Ceremony of South WesternDeajeonAreasanditsMeanings - Focusing on areas of Gasuwandong, Doandong, Wanshinheungdong and Sandedong" Korean Language & Literature 73 pp.159-183 (2010) : 159.
박종익. Rain Calling Ceremony of South WesternDeajeonAreasanditsMeanings - Focusing on areas of Gasuwandong, Doandong, Wanshinheungdong and Sandedong. 2010; 73 : 159-183.
박종익. "Rain Calling Ceremony of South WesternDeajeonAreasanditsMeanings - Focusing on areas of Gasuwandong, Doandong, Wanshinheungdong and Sandedong" Korean Language & Literature no.73(2010) : 159-183.
박종익. Rain Calling Ceremony of South WesternDeajeonAreasanditsMeanings - Focusing on areas of Gasuwandong, Doandong, Wanshinheungdong and Sandedong. Korean Language & Literature, 73, 159-183.
박종익. Rain Calling Ceremony of South WesternDeajeonAreasanditsMeanings - Focusing on areas of Gasuwandong, Doandong, Wanshinheungdong and Sandedong. Korean Language & Literature. 2010; 73 159-183.
박종익. Rain Calling Ceremony of South WesternDeajeonAreasanditsMeanings - Focusing on areas of Gasuwandong, Doandong, Wanshinheungdong and Sandedong. 2010; 73 : 159-183.
박종익. "Rain Calling Ceremony of South WesternDeajeonAreasanditsMeanings - Focusing on areas of Gasuwandong, Doandong, Wanshinheungdong and Sandedong" Korean Language & Literature no.73(2010) : 159-183.
