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Religlous Aspect in the Historical Trend of Ancient of Korean Dance

HYE SOON SONG 1

1세종대학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

This thesis inquiring into the historical truth of dancing in ancient Korea society through the basic work would set up a concept of ancient Korean dancing, first. Finally, it would be dividing the reason for creating dancing into a sportaneous facto and a culturally adapted factor from abroad. The summary of religions backgrounds that was shown in the process of forming ancient Korean dancing is as following; First, the Korea's philosophy of religion had mainly consisted of Shamanism Taoism, Confucianism, "YU-Bul_Sun" idea and "Mingan" idea that had been related to Shamanism directly or indirectly. Second, Korea's Shamanism one of the oldest religions existed before the introduction of other ones, could be considered as a branch of a primitive religion that had been spread over north-east Asia. it showed a unique ceremonial way in which people tended to interchange with dancing throughout dancing and singing. Third, the style of Shamanism dancing shows us not only a dance of ancient agricultural ceremony for expelling bad spirits and greeting good ones but also a dance of greeting an ancient god. In addition to this, it had an inherent influence on "Jecheon" ceremony and a dance of labor, people's pay and palace. Fourth, buddhism, transmitted in the era of the Three Kingdoms, had played a role as a reigning doctrine or a state-defending idea in the early country units However, Buddhism had established, step by step Its own territory in the middle of people's life as time had gone. Fifth, Baekjae's "Giakmoo" and Shilla's "Mooyemoo" were dances on the purpose of spreading Buddhism. On the other hand, both "Palwanhwoi"and "Yeondunghwoi" were performed as a ritual of a state, and "Bumpae" work was carried out at each Buddhist temple, simultaneously under the influence of Buddhism. It contained a phenomeron of "YU-Byl-Sun" big idealism, especially around the Unified Shilla era. The two representative styles of dancing were a dance for Hwarang's discipline of both spirit and body and a dance of palace, the so called "Cheoyonhmoo", of Which composition, the usage of consume and overall actions were reflected by the principle of "Umyangohaeng" theory. Most performing events of the ancient Korean dancing were "Poong-Ak" that was designed as a ritual for spirits. The Korean style of buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, "Yu-Bul-Sun" idea, etc had been mixed, changed and developed based pm a mew concept of the transcendent shamanism that prays for the plentiful production and god's blessing.

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