This study is to examine the meaning of Japanese and Korean theogamy myth through the method of comparative literature. In this study, theogamy myth is classified into three types according to the forms of marriage between god and human; the pregnant type, the oviparous type and the sexual intercourse type between virgin and divine snake (or dragon). In Korea, there are three types of theogamy myth. And they are distributed to areas, Gokuryo , Sinra and Bekuchoe. But Japanese theogamy myth is for the most part the sexual intercourse type between virgin and divine snake. The pregnant type and the oviparous type are found just in Ameno-Hiboko legend known as a story about naturlized person from Korea or the first visit of the ancestor of the Empress Zingu. Japanese myth settles two kinds of gods, which came from outside world (being introduced from a sea) and which have lived there from birth. They are called as gods of Emperor and local gods. It is worth noting that Japanese local gods appear in snake figures as a divine snake visits virgin in the myth of Bekuchoe and Japanese gods of Emperor have common elements to the myth of Sinra or Gokuryo . Finaly, we can find that the theogamy myth tales about the theogamy ceremony which was the most important event in ancient times of Japan and Korea. That is because, through this ceremony, people could find nations and could satisfy every human desires.
동아시아고대학회 [The Association Of East Asian Ancient Studies]
설립연도
1999
분야
인문학>기타인문학
소개
본 학회는 동아시아권역의 고대의 역사와 문화, 언어와 문학, 종교와 철학, 민속과 사회, 고고학 등에 관한 고대학 관련분야의 학문을 학제적 국제적인 협력과 유대를 통해 연구의 가능성을 확대하고, 연구의 질을 향상시키며, 동아시아에 있어서의 학문발전과 문화교류 및 학자, 연구자, 회원 상호간의 유대와 국제적 친선을 도모할 목적으로 설립되었다. 이를 위하여 본 학회는 동아시아고대학에 관한 연구발표회, 학술강연회, 강독회, 학술답사, 도서출판, 학회지 발행 등의 사업을 기획하여 집행한다.
간행물
간행물명
동아시아고대학 [DONG ASIA KODAEHAK ; The East Asian Ancient Studies]