<가믄장아기>에 구현된 여성인물의 형상과 특질

Abstract

<Gameunjang Baby> story appearing in ‘Samgongbonpuri’, a shamanism song of Jeju island shows a new aspect of the woman. Goddesses of Jeju island are active ones who show not only strong but independent character and behavior. Such goddesses’ characteristic backgrounds are relevant to real lives of Jeju women who have strong ability to maintain their livelihood. In the description of <Gameunjang Baby> was the value remarkable such as broad-mindness embracing the other party and other people, patience and independence etc. Like this, <Gameunjang Baby> breaks from inactive stereotype to show active and positive flexible action of thinking. Through this, femininity caused by the experience which the woman experienced as a woman is standing out. This makes them reborn as a new existence after undergoing change in quality as a woman, the existence which is not lacking but resolving the lack of the society. And their rebirth can be considered as valuable in the sense that it escapes from the order of existing society to orient another world. First of all, in the description of <Gameunjang Baby> a series of process where a woman escapes from trial and suffering and shows the recovery of newness and possibility appear clearly. It seems that The power that <Gameunjang Baby> description could be succeeded and maintained continuously is because such long lasting description’s fetters, broad-mindedness embracing various outlooks on the world, its own regeneration ability, strong ability to maintain livelihood and the image of relief gave people a lot of hope and comfort.