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KMID : 0368920150300020145
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Shim-Song Yon-Gu
2015 Volume.30 No. 2 p.145 ~ p.186
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A Study on the Korean Shamanistic Myth “Samgong Bonpoori” from the Perspective of Analytical Psychology
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Hwang Myeong-Sook
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Abstract
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“Samgong Bonpoori” is a myth about a God. A God is ontologically a supremely perfect being; however, in this thesis, it will be discussed as a part of a folktale. Gameunjang-agi can be seen as the anima archetype of the father, which reveals the process of a paternal consciousness being transformed over time. At first, her parents deny Gameunjang-agi. However, after years of suffering from blindness, they regain their eyesight and finally recognize their daughter. This signifies that Gameunjang-agi is a being that has come into the world for a certain “purpose.” Gameunjang-agi embodies the creative function of “femininity” that can renew the existing collective consciousness embedded in the patriarchal system. Such recognition of femininity matters to men to a great degree as well as to women. Without knowing their true nature (femininity), the two sisters submit themselves to their parents and conventional values. Not until they suffer from being transformed and captured into small and insignificant beings, a centipede and a mushroom, which symbolize their shadow, they fail to develop their self-awareness. Meanwhile, by reconciling with her parents and sisters--playing a significant role in reuniting the family--Gameunjang-agi turns out to be a figure that can reveal what it truly means to have self-awareness and achieve Self-realization. In conclusion, this story illustrates that recognition of femininity matters to men to a great degree as well as to women, and women’s Self-realization plays a critical role in revitalizing the collective consciousness embedded in the patriarchal system.
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KEYWORD
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Shamanistic myth, Anima archetype, Feminity, Shadow, Self-realization
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