인어 설화의 문화콘텐츠 활용 방안 -‘신안’ 지역을 대상으로-

Abstract

The mermaid folktale is a worldwide narrative. The mermaid, which are half human and half fish, have a mysterious and fantastic image. The story of a mermaid that is conveyed to our country is mostly recorded in Chinese literature. However, it can be said that the mermaid folktale that has been inherited has established the mermaid narrative of Korea only. The mermaid folktale of our country is leading around the beach area. The sea is a space of life and a place of fear. The mermaid of Yeosu ‘Geomun-do’ is ‘sinjikke’, the god of the sea. She informs the typhoon coming and keeps the island’s people’s life. The mermaid of Shinan-gun ‘Docho-do’ is a descendant of Myung. He helps a poor family with mysterious power. There is also a story about ‘Salt merchant and mermaid’. The mermaid helps the person who saved her life. There is a mermaid narrative in ulsan ‘Chun-do’. A man rescues a mermaid, the daughter of the Dragon King. The man marries a mermaid, the Dragon King makes ‘Chun-do’ so that they can live comfortably. The story is that you can be rewarded if you help others.There is a story that if you eat mermaid meat, you do not die. There is also a story that a mermaid can repair a wound if it is washed with water treated with a wound. The mermaid folktale is contains the hope of the people. Talking about the fear of the sea and the destitute of life. and It tells about life that was vulnerable to disease. changed the mysterious and fantastic image of the mermaid to suit the lives of human beings. The mermaid story is still being recreated. The reason is that the mermaid story contains the fantasy elements required by the present age and can be interpreted as a lot of room for cultural contents. What is important in cultural contents is storytelling. Storytelling can be used to create original and regional mermaid images. Furthermore, it can be used variously for education, tourism, and product contents. Among the regions conveyed by mermaid narratives are stories about mermaids on the two islands of Shinan-gun. Storytelling can be done based on these stories. These can be used to develop various cultural contents. We expect that it will create added value.