설화의 정치성과 전승전략 －도선설화를 중심으로－

Abstract

This study examined the political nature of folk tales of National Master Do-Seon succeeded in Yeongnam Province as a transmission strategy. The first record on National Master Do-Seon was 「Doseonbimun」 which was transmitted for political reasons in the Goryeo dynasty. This means the cause of transmission of folk tales could not only be affected by the request of the public of oral literature, but also by a political factor in the lengthy progress. The Do-Seon folk tales are utilized for the political purpose in the contemporary Yeongam region again. The basic folk tales of Wang-in Cultural Festival as a local festival of Yeongnam is D.r Wang-in folk tales. However, when it comes to figure out the details, it is not Wang-in folk tales but Do-Seon folk tales. When the literature basis and folk tales about Dr. Wang-In were insufficient, some scholars replaced Do-Seon folk tales and Wang-In folk tales. Nonetheless, such happening could play a role in reinforcing the affection of Do-Seon folk tales by local residents. This demonstrates that desire of folk tales transmission groups is of utmost important for prolonged transmission of folk tales. While folk tales could be created and distributed by political purposes, the transmission is only made possible by the need of enjoyment groups of folk tales, which was clearly confirmed through Do-Seon folk tales.