경북지방 오구굿의 무구(巫具)에 관한 연구 - 2012년 울진 후포 정씨의 수망오구굿 사례를 중심으로 -

Abstract

The research subject of this paper is Oguguk(Gut to send the dead to the heaven) of Kyongbuk Province as the case study of Uljin-gun Sumang Ogugut in 2012, and its purpose is to examine how Shamanic tools make to transform the profane space into sacred space. Especially, in this paper, the research subject is restricted as shamanic tools of ritual stages like <Cheonghon> and <Mangzazarimalgi> among those of ritual stages such as <Cheonghon>, <Anbinari>, <Mangzazarimalgi>, <Bujeongguk> and <Golmaegiguk>. Shamanic tools is divided into the ornament and ritual tool. The shamanic ornaments separate the sacred space from the profane space, protect shamanic ritual space from mischievous spirits as a kind of charm and connect the sacred space with the profane space. This paper treated only shamanic ornament because hereditary shaman do not generally use ritual tools. In this Sumang Ogugut, shamanic alter such as table for Guk and table for the death angel and shamanic ornaments such as a green paper-covered lantern, charms of the direction of the horse, a charm of Inro Bodhisattva, charms of three Bodhisattvas, charms of ten kings in the heaven, a Buddhistic dragon ship, a Buddhistic pagoda lantern were used. In addition, in the aspect of ritual, the profane was transformed into the sacred through following rituals: <Cheonghon> saves the spirit of the dead from a sea, <Anbinari> informs the ritual of the dead to ancestor and house gods, and <Mangzazarimalgi> incarnates the dead as a mat. In addition, <Bujeongguk> purifies shamanic ritual space and then <Golmaegiguk> opens the door of the otherworld as asking Golmaegi god who controls a gate of the otherworld. Through these shamanic rituals, the sacred space for Oguguk is ready. Korean Shamanism is usually considered as superstition; as a result, Guk is considered as a false ritual. However, Korean shamanism is a traditional religion, and its gods are ancestors or hierophany occurred in Korean earth. So, Korean shamanic ritual space is sacred. Finally, I hope that this paper would be useful for understanding the sacred of shsmanic tools and rituals.