무속교육을 통한 기층 문화의 이해

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The most important factor in regulating culture is religion. Korean's lower level society culture has been formed based upon Musok. Musok has been estranged from the upper-level class since long, unable to act as a ruling ideology, and remained consistently as faith among the masses. During the Chosun era, the shaman, priest of Musok, was degraded to one the low-class people. However, it is not deniable that Musok is still a vivacious faith and constitutes the root of our culture.
Musok forms the basis of our culture and yet, no systematic education to attain objective knowledge about Musok has been achieved. Instead, through a long-term contempt, most people have gained a prejudice the Musok equals superstition. It is abnormal behavior itself, abasing its own culture inferior. Cultures can be different from one another. However, one cannot say that ones culture is right nor wrong, or discuss the superiority and inferiority. Such behavior results from lack of knowledge about Musok. There is the need to approve the fact that Musok subsists in our society as a form of cultural appearance and the objective education for it.
Musok tolerates various cultural appearances. Following items are required in order to understand Musok. Firstly, one could comment on Musoks religious view on polytheism The gods of Musok reflecting contents of Korean history and life have very realistic and unique characters. Unlike monotheism, Musok behavior, holding deference to its individual traits and worshiping god according to its individual characters, holds value for providing a method to symbiosis in the modern society.
The lower-level priest shaman has a remarkably peculiar character. The shaman, living at the bottom of the society in seclusion, differs from other religions priests in that; it understands other peoples pain through its own. Furthermore, overflowing women priests create its unique women culture. In addition, nearly hundred Musok legends are important data representing the values of Koreans.