Shaman traditions are narrative or ritual forms, which include motifs related to Shaman. Core structure of these traditions is basically determined by the role of Shaman. Especially, shaman myths of the Yukaghir tribe are divided into 4 types such as ①disease→shaman rite →cure, ②ignorance→shaman divination→foresight, ③failure→shaman mediation→success, ④ death→shaman protection→life, and each type is comprised of 3 narrative segments. Shamans play roles of healer, foreteller, mediator, defender in each type of the myths. Procedures of the Shaman rituals related to disease treatments are divided into two types, depending on the causes of disease. First type is ①help-spirit actualization and contact → soul journey of shaman →soul recovery→disease treatment→help-spirit-deactualization, and the other type is ②help-spirit actualization and contact→expelling disease-spirit→disease treatment→help-spirit- deactualization. The Yukaghir’s world-view on the constituents of the universe, spirit and disease is reflected in their shaman traditions. First, their cosmovision was formed on the shamanistic concept because they think the world is comprised of upper, middle, and lower world. This idea is reflected in their shaman traditions. Secondly, human beings have 3 souls according to their view on soul. The complexity of souls is an essential idea of Siberian shamanism. Thirdly, diseases are caused when the soul gets out of body temporarily or disease-spirit invades human body according to their view on disease. So diseases are cured when recovering the soul or expelling the disease-spirit. These ideas represent typical shamanism models.
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.