서울굿의 불사상 연구 : 상차림을 중심으로

Abstract

This study examined the table of Bulsa currently installed in gutdang. The table of Bulsa refers to a table treating a heavenly deity of a Bulsageori. The table of Bulsa forms a table setting by gathering individual foods containing appreciation and wishes to the gods. It has been set up with a certain table setting standard. It was confirmed that the symbol of individual food was a material culture that expressed the worldview of shamanism concretely. This study divided the table of Bulsa into the table of Bulsa of Seoul-gut for the living and the table of Bulsa of Seoul-gut for the dead according to the Seoul-gut type. Bangmangi-Rice Cake(방망이떡) was the most distinctive feature of the table of Bulsa. It was also found that the table settings of the past and the present were mixed or changed. It was also needed to define several concepts. The location and number of conical hats, considered to be the body of Bulsa, were unclear. Moreover, there was a disagreement with the number of baekseolgi (two or three). They need to be studied further. It is because baekseolgi can be considered as an indicator food of the table of Bulsa. The table of Bulsa refers to the manifestation of a god through food, and a god and human beings communicate and empathize through it. There is a belief that the purpose of the gut can be achieved by reconciling with the gods to resolve conflicts and maintaining mutual relations for a symbiotic relationship and coexistence. It was understood that the table setting or individual food of the table of Bulsa were ways of expressing the belief system of shamanism concretely. The religious view of Korean shamanism, the beliefs of the general people, and the sympathy of the food culture coexisted in it. Consequently, the ritual food of shamanism is the most important topic to study that can confirm the structure of shamanic thinking.