산간지역민과 강지역민의 리미로이드, 평야지역민의 의식구조적 특성

Abstract

This paper is an attempt to study on extracting the characteristics of mindset and prototypicality of the inhabitants through folktale, folk belief and custom targeting ‘plain areas’ of the Hongcheon, on how the characteristics are connected with spatial features as environment, geography, background, on how and how much these characteristics have influenced on the life of local community in real life, and on what the characteristics of influence are. As a result, the characteristics of inhabitants in plain areas are revealed three features which are integrated thinking, image of androgyne and positive mind. These characteristics could be caused by environment and geographical background of the plains in Hongcheon. Since the plains in Hongcheon are surrounded by high mountains and formed like basin by flowing river, these areas’ residents could have been more at ease emotionally and economically with small economic losses by relatively inconsiderable natural disasters such as a storm or drought. Besides, there is a relatively small amount of damage compared to other areas during the war. Thus, there is little psychological trauma for the inhabitants. They have a remarkably positive and leisurely in mind, which is reflected by folk ritual, custom, and folklore. Therefore, Hongcheon’s plains function as the limiroid with residents of closed and animus mountainous areas and residents of divergent and anima riverside, which the most peaceful archtype is formed. Positive mind has been permeated in their entire lives and regenerated by stories whose view of the world is bright, active and positive. That is hospitable and warm images of local people of plains strikingly different from the belligerent look and speech of Kwondaegam region in mountainous areas and attitudes and conflict aspects of locals of Palbong River. And the conclusion is that these elements could be largely caused by the natural environment from geography of each region.