Research Article
Receptive Aspects of Dangun Myth and Characteristics of Receptions
건국대학교
Published: January 2012 · No. 43 · pp. 597-636
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20880/kler.2012..43.597
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Abstract
In this study, I investigated how to be accepted the Dangun myth for korean young readers and how to be made the relationship with the myth and themselves by surveying the 64 texts of the topic, 'Dangun myth and I'. main interests relationship of myth and I count %1) national ideology ① I'm a descendant of Dangun 314.1② I'm one of distinguished ethnic group 2③ I have national ideology such as ‘beneficial for human[弘益人間]'42) personal virtues ① I learn the virtues of the bear 726.5② I regret to behave like the tiger 103) history about the myth ① I learn the history by the myth 412.6② I analyze the myth critically 44) narrative of the myth ① I feel the character's feelings 46.35) personal appropriation ① I find the frame for understanding of my experience 1128.2② I reflect the attitude of acceptance 4③ I utilize the myth for my storytelling 36) etc. foreigners and disposables 812.5 I described of mental lives of modern korean young readers by finding the characteristics of receptions of Dangun myth. First of all, I pointed out that the power of national ideology for young readers was decreased rather than past generation. Second, I found that young readers had interested in the narrative of bear and tiger. Third, the sacredness of the myth decayed with the reasonal and critical attitude.
