著者

玄 善允/藤井 幸之助 藤井 幸之助

出版者

神戸女学院大学

雑誌

女性学評論 (ISSN:09136630)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.27, pp.87-118, 2013-03

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Yongwanggung (Ryuogu/Ryuokyu),a renowned shamanism mecca for the first generation of Korean residents in Japan(especially,female residents from Jeju Island)disappeared,following an eviction order from the local government.It was only a few years before its dismantling that serious research started on its facilities and prayers.Previous research,however,left several important questions unanswered.This paper,mainly based on interviews of prayers and their family members,investigates and rediscovers the meaning of the `prayer community',and argues that shamanistic rituals carried out at several places,including Ryuogu,prayers home,Buddhist temples called Chosendera (Korean temples in Japan),are part of the first generation female residents' prayer activities,which are in turn part of the traditional culture of the first generation Korean residents.It also argues that though the rituals originated from Jeju island,they are adapted and transformed for Korean residents in Japan.From the deviation,we are able to read the life strategies of the first generation female residents.However,the prayer community,composed of mostly the first generation with some exceptional second generation residents,is destined to be isolated and separated from other generations and communities. The Shamanistic rituals of Korean residents in Japan are the scenes where oppositions or conflicts causedby the generation gaps,and educational and cultural background differences are revealed.