무불의 접화와 화해의 서사

Abstract

The conflict and reconciliation between shamanism and buddhism is a key point in the Korean literary history of the middle ages. But until now the study on this problem had been focused on the buddhism side. If we solve this problem, an assimilation of Shamanism-Buddhism, we must study on shamanism side in the change of literary history. The responses of buddhism to shamanism are expressed well in Samguk Yusa. They are a narrative of conflict, a narrative of embrace and a narrative of harmony. The way of history intended to go from a narrative of conflict to a narrative of harmony. This harmony is well expressed in Kimhyun-gamho in the end of the 8th century. By contrast, the responses of shamanism to buddhism are indirectly xpressed in Samguk-Yusa. But those are directly expressed in shamanist myths. Shamanism had intended to go from conflict with buddhism in the beginning to a narrative of harmony as well. This kind of harmony is expressed in Cheoyong tale that based on the late of the 9th century and Creation-song by Kimssangdori that is supposed to form around the same time. To enhance the history of literature in the assimilation of Shamanism-Buddhism was not a narrative of conflict but a narrative of harmony. This perspective on early narratives can demand to rethink about the previous understanding.