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  • Année de publication:
    2012
  • Auteurs:
  • -   Ji Young
  • Magazine:
    Namdo Munhwa Yongu
  • Volume:
    22
  • Numéro:
  • Pages:
    61 - 76
  • Date de publication:
    2012///
  • ISBN:
    1975-826X
Shigandang, a charm against evil influence of street corners, bridge mouths and houses based on nature worship of mountain and stones as folk religion, has functions of peace, prosperity and protection of houses and towns. What quality, letters, pictures and signs of Shigandang symbolize are applications of customs of belief in mountain spirits.Most of Shigandangs had letters “Taishanshigandang” inscribed, and this was the proliferation of faith in Dongyuetaishan.Taishan was originally called “hiding place of ghosts,” because from old times souls gathered there and knew lifespan of people. Also,Taishan was regarded as a dwelling place for Cheonson, the grandson of the Great Jade Emperor, who was the god of presiding souls and authenticity about Taishan spirit, the nature worship, was added to it.Among the national list of intangible heritage Chinese State Council designates registers “Customs of Taishanshigandang,” and it’s the manner integrated by symbolism Taishan has and universal psychology of people who pursue good luck and peacefulness of Taishan stones.Since Taishan was a holy mountain, people considered that stones, part of the mountain, also had a full of miraculous charms. In this way, as worship of holy mountains was added to spiritual stone worship, the belief of Taishanshigandang came to develop.Taishanshigandang was an advanced form of Shigandang, and once it was an offshoot of personification from nature worship of spiritual stone, it was again transmitted to complicated process of reuniting.Although there have been many opinions on Shigandang, it is basically a spiritual stone, meaning of repelling all disasters.As Taishanshigandang faith was peppered throughout the country,regional culture and religions were combined to bring a new form of Taishanshigandang, reflecting characteristics of each region into being.Taishanshigandang belief propagated in the whole country had cultural homogeneity, and this was originated from the belief widely accepted by folks for which Taishan pursued health and peace of a country and peacefulness of people. Other than China, Taishanshigandang faith was spread to Japan, Taiwan and Southeast Asian countries in different forms of Taishanshigandang for each country.