TWO CONTEMPORARY INTERPRETATIONS OF TRADITIONAL FESTIVALS IN TWO KOREAN LOCALITIES

Authors

  • Kyuwon Kim Korea Culture & Tourism Institute, Seoul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36661/2448-1092.2011v8n13.12707

Keywords:

Feast, Carnival, Confucianism, Shamanism, Ritual, Sacred

Abstract

In the traditional Korean society, the Shamanism of the popular classes contrasted with the Confucianism of the upper ones. Feasts reflected this situation : they started with austere Confucian rituals before an explosion of joy of Shamanist and popular inspiration, which dominated them before the beginning of the Chosun Dynasty (AD 1392-1910). With the modernization and urbanization of the country, feasts evolved. In the suburbs of Seoul, only the Confucian component and the shared meal remain alive. In a faraway island of Southern Korea, the popular and shamanist component is still alive. In both cases, the sacred dimension of the feast reflects the longings of contemporary populations : the need for serenity and conviviality in suburban environments ; the permanency of the group in the island.

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Published

04-11-2021

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 13 (2011): A cidade e a festa

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KIM, Kyuwon. TWO CONTEMPORARY INTERPRETATIONS OF TRADITIONAL FESTIVALS IN TWO KOREAN LOCALITIES. Cidades, Brasil, v. 8, n. 13, 2021. DOI: 10.36661/2448-1092.2011v8n13.12707. Disponível em: https://periodicos.uffs.edu.br/index.php/cidades/article/view/12707. Acesso em: 11 mar. 2025.