조상신앙의 지역적 양상과 성격에 관한 시험적 고찰

Abstract

The ancestor spirit is soul of the ancestor who comes to serve a blood relationship with character. His relationship of order is not comparison clearly. This study focuses on in Korea. We’ll take data for research on the household worship from the National Research Institute Cultural Heritage(NRICH) from 2004 until 2006. According to this research, we can see Bulsa(Jesuck) and Daegam in Gyeonggi area. And we can see Malmyoung, Josang danji, Guisin danji in Gangwon area, especially pieces of cloth are found in the danji, which means jar and there were Moodang(Korean shaman) or the person who gave a devotion for descendant in the enshrinement object. Chungcheongnam-do has Wangsin which died without marriage. Wangsin is very hard to please. Chungcheongbuk-do has Wangsin and Utjul so we can see this area to be complicated. Gyeongsangbuk-do has Sijun, Samsin, Utjul, Yong danji(Dragon jar), Josang danji. Especially Sijun has found in southern area and Samsin has found in facing northeastern area. Another point is that unnatural death case and the case which dies young are rare, the other side uncertain ancestor is many case. Gyeongsangnam-do has Sijun(or Siju), Josang danji, Buru(or Buri). Especially Sijun has found in northern area. Josang danji has discovered fairly in Jeolla(Jeollabuk-do and Jeollanam-do) area and this area has Jiang(like Samsin). Occasionally not only rice but spirit tablet made of paper is found in the danji. Consequently we can separate ancestor religious belief in Korea. Malmyoung in northern and eastern Ganagwon, Wangsin in Chungcheongnam-do, Utjul in southern Chungcheongbuk-do and northern Gyeongsangbuk-do, Samsin in facing northeastern Gyeongsangbuk-do, Sijun in southern Gyeongsangbuk-do and northern Gyeongsangnam-do, Josang danji in Jeolla and western Gyoungsang, Jiang in southwest coast Jeolla. We are expected to deduct further information of ancestor religious belief and cultures of separated region through many case studies and in-depth studies.