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@article{ART002408763},
author={Park, Jae-Min},
title={Characteristics of "Gujiga" in Consideration of "Gulbongjeongchwalto"},
journal={Journal of Korean Literature},
issn={1598-2076},
year={2018},
number={38},
pages={127-144},
doi={10.52723/JKL.38.127}

TY - JOUR
AU - Park, Jae-Min
TI - Characteristics of "Gujiga" in Consideration of "Gulbongjeongchwalto"
JO - Journal of Korean Literature
PY - 2018
VL - null
IS - 38
PB - The Society Of Korean Literature
SP - 127
EP - 144
SN - 1598-2076
AB - This paper reconsiders of the characteristics of "Gujiga", a well known ancient song. "Gujiga" has been regarded as a spell or a labor song. It contains wishes and resulted in a magical phenomenon in fact, so it was considered as a spell. On the other hand, it was associated with labor songs because of the phrase, "gulbongjeongchwalto" in it. Based on the existing interpretations, scholars interpreted the phrase as "to dig in the ground on the top of the mountain" or "to dig in the top of the mountain and to pile the soil". The act of digging in the ground or piling the soil got associated with work fields, so "Gujiga" could be regarded as a labor song. However, This paper made clear that "chwalto" is not to heap the earth in a big scale but to pile a handful of soil as a substitution of an incense burner, having no relationship with something to be called a labor. To prove this, I consulted various Chinese literature and investigated the idiomatic usage of "chwalto"(to pile a handful of soil), which was associated with "bunhyang"(to burn incense) and "giwon"(to pray), which exactly corresponds with the context of "Gujiga". Thus I conclude that "gulbongjeongchwalto" is not an evidence that proves "Gujiga" is a labor song but a motif associated with a spell.
KW - Gujiga;labor song;magic song;chwalto;gulbongjeongchwalto;ritual for rain
DO - 10.52723/JKL.38.127
ER -

Park, Jae-Min. (2018). Characteristics of "Gujiga" in Consideration of "Gulbongjeongchwalto". Journal of Korean Literature, 38, 127-144.

Park, Jae-Min. 2018, "Characteristics of "Gujiga" in Consideration of "Gulbongjeongchwalto"", Journal of Korean Literature, no.38, pp.127-144. Available from: doi:10.52723/JKL.38.127

Park, Jae-Min "Characteristics of "Gujiga" in Consideration of "Gulbongjeongchwalto"" Journal of Korean Literature 38 pp.127-144 (2018) : 127.

Park, Jae-Min. Characteristics of "Gujiga" in Consideration of "Gulbongjeongchwalto". 2018; 38 : 127-144. Available from: doi:10.52723/JKL.38.127

Park, Jae-Min. "Characteristics of "Gujiga" in Consideration of "Gulbongjeongchwalto"" Journal of Korean Literature no.38(2018) : 127-144.doi: 10.52723/JKL.38.127

Park, Jae-Min. Characteristics of "Gujiga" in Consideration of "Gulbongjeongchwalto". Journal of Korean Literature, 38, 127-144. doi: 10.52723/JKL.38.127

Park, Jae-Min. Characteristics of "Gujiga" in Consideration of "Gulbongjeongchwalto". Journal of Korean Literature. 2018; 38 127-144. doi: 10.52723/JKL.38.127

Park, Jae-Min. Characteristics of "Gujiga" in Consideration of "Gulbongjeongchwalto". 2018; 38 : 127-144. Available from: doi:10.52723/JKL.38.127

Park, Jae-Min. "Characteristics of "Gujiga" in Consideration of "Gulbongjeongchwalto"" Journal of Korean Literature no.38(2018) : 127-144.doi: 10.52723/JKL.38.127