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KMID : 0895320180270020085
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Korean Journal of Research in Gerontology
2018 Volume.27 No. 2 p.85 ~ p.97
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Folkways of Abandoning the Aged in Ancient China and Korea: Focusing on ‘Ji-Si-Yao’ and ‘Go-Ryo-Jang’
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Duan Xiaohong
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Abstract
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The immoral deed of discarding older adults in ancient society was a kind of customs that were existed in many cultures. The classical examples of the deed were ‘Ji-Si-Yao’ in China and ‘Go-Ryo-Jang’ in Korea. Most of Korean scholars have denied the existence of the ‘Go-Ryo-Jang’ in Korea, but the existence of the ‘Ji-Si-Yao’ has been proven through a number of field studies in China. According to the studies, the ‘Ji-Si-Yao’ was a custom of making the aged dead unnaturally, one of ordinary matters, and a kind of burial services. Ruminating the ancient custom, people in the era of population ageing should be concerned about low quality of life for contemporary older adults.
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KEYWORD
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Ji-Si-Yao, Go-Ryo-Jang, Elder abuse, Burial services
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