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Gobun-mengdu
The ''mengdu'' (Jeju language, Jeju and ), also called the three ''mengdu'' () and the three ''mengdu'' of the sun and moon (), are a set of three kinds of brass ritual devices—a pair of knives, a bell, and divination implements—which are the symbols of shamanic priesthood in the Korean shamanism of southern Jeju Island. Although similar ritual devices are found in mainland Korea, the religious reverence accorded to the ''mengdu'' is unique to Jeju. The origin myth of the ''mengdu'' is found in the ''Chogong bon-puri'', a major Korean shamanic narrative, shamanic narrative in Jeju religion. According to this narrative, the original ''mengdu'' were possessed by the eponymous Mengdu triplets, the three deities who were the first to practice Gut (ritual), shamanic ritual on earth. The stylistic features of ''mengdu'' refer back to important events in the miraculous conception and lives of these gods. The implements play a critical role in ritual; both the knives and the divinati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeju Language
Jeju (Jeju: , ; ko, 제주어, or , ), often called Jejueo or Jejuan in English-language scholarship, is a Koreanic language traditionally spoken on Jeju Island, South Korea. While often classified as a divergent Jeju dialect ( ko, 제주방언, links=no, ) of the Korean language, the variety is referred to as a language in local government and increasingly in both South Korean and foreign academia. Jeju is not mutually intelligible with the mainland dialects of South Korea. The consonants of Jeju are similar to those of Seoul Korean, but Jeju has a larger and more conservative vowel inventory. Jeju is a head-final, agglutinative, suffixing language like Korean. Nouns are followed by particles that may function as case markers. Verbs inflect for tense, aspect, mood, evidentiality, relative social status, formality, and other grammatical information. Korean and Jeju differ significantly in their verbal paradigms. For instance, the continuative aspect marker of Jeju and the gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
