Creation myths of the Chukchi tribe come in various versions according to the agents, objects and materials of the creation. The agents of creation are usually , ‘tenantomny’, and ‘raven’, and the objects of creation are the world, human beings and animals. And the materials of creation are usually clay, dust, a variety of woods, grasses and excrement. Basic narrative structure of the Chukchi creation myths is [beginning situation → mediation → end situation]. The beginning situation is ‘chaos’ including ‘darkness’, ‘not existing’, ‘few’, and the end situation is ‘order’ including ‘brightness’, ‘existing’, ‘many’. In this case, it is the mediation which converts the chaos into order. The world-view of the Chukchi is reflected in these creation myths. First, animals are anthropomorphized. Second, all things are considered animated. Third, they worship ‘va′irgit’, the supernational being beneficial for nature. Fourth, spirits of the directions reside in each four directions, among which east, west, and south are favorable directions while north is a harmful direction for humans. Fifth, the universe is symmetrically comprised of 3 worlds, ‘world above the sky’, ‘world above the earth’, and ‘world under the earth’. Sixth, кele is an evil spirit which steals the sun in the Chukchi creation myths.
목차
Ⅰ. 서론 Ⅱ. 축치족 창조신화 자료 Ⅲ. 축치족 창조신화의 양상과 구조 Ⅳ. 축치족 창조신화에 나타난 세계관 Ⅴ. 결론 참고문헌 논문초록
동북아시아문화학회 [The Association of North-east Asian Cultures]
설립연도
2000
분야
복합학>학제간연구
소개
동북아시아 문화의 다양성과 정체성을 연구 토론하고, 지역내 문화 교류의 다양한 모습을 연구하고 문화변동의 큰 틀을 집적함으로써 우리 민족 문화 및 상대 민족의 문화적 터전을 이해하여 문화공동체적 특성을 계발하고 상호 관련성의 강화를 유도하는 학술활동을 통해 동북아시아의 문화발전에 이바지함.