spiritual culture of the korean people

Spiritual Culture of the Korean People

2010.05.12

Lee Jong-chul , Head of the Establishment Body of Hanseong Baekje Museum

Table of Contents

I. Culture’s Definition and Origin of the word II. General use “Concept and Properties of

Culture”III. Understanding of the Korean Traditional CultureIV. Power of CultureV. Historical and Cultural Heritage of the Korean

PeopleVI. Spiritual and Cultural Heritage of the Korean

PeopleVII. Korea- National Culture of God Spirit in the 21st

Century VIII.Success and Failure of the 20th Century’s Cultural

ChallengesIX. Era of the Cultural IndustryX. Challenges of the Spiritual Culture of the World

I. Culture’s Definition and Origin of the word

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1. Comprehensive aspects of life of the people or the society

2. English → Culture, German → Kulture originated from the Latin, Cultura and is used in Europe since the 17th century① Origin of the word → agriculture, cultivate

② Two meanings, caring of the body or the spirit

Dodangje of Mt. SamgakFarm Music



Definition① Holism

General spiritual and artistic expression of the people or the society

Ability, habit or knowledge acquired by the members of the society

General aspects of the collective life style

② Idealism Not the specific behavior, but the basic system of value

that controls the behavior, the rule or the principle

II. General use “Concept and Properties of Culture”

Gangryeong Mask Dance


II. General use “Concept and Properties of Culture”

1. Manner for managing the life of the people Nature, Politics, Food, Clothing and Shelter, Religion, Culture, Educationcategory Korean peninsula →Historical background with China, Manchuria, Japan

2. General aspects expressed in the life style of the group of people

Culture is shared. Culture is learned. Culture is cumulative. Culture is a whole of system. Culture is always changing. Culture is super organic.

I. Understanding of the Korean Traditional Culture

Picture of the Dragon King


III. Understanding of the Korean Traditional Culture

1. History’s progress The process of overcoming the cultural limits faced by an era

2. Ancient times→ ceremony for heaven, heavenly gods, religion of god

Three States ㆍ Goryeo era → Buddhism ㆍ Taoism

Joseon dynasty Confucianism → Western learning, 400 new religions of the Korean culture

3. Dynamics of accepting the culture from the outside world

4. Cultural development

the process of constantly adding new ability of life to the previously acquired “ability of life”

IV. Power of Culture

Seokguram


IV. Power of Culture

1. Nation with a strong root of culture in all times and places Social chaos collapse of today’s economic, material culture, and

exclusive wealth Nation inundated with illegality, crime and sin The people dreaming of new resurrection Samuel Huntington , the national income of Ghana and Korea in 1945,

60 years ago (60$, 87$ <the least developed country>, illiteracy rate : 70%)

Temple of Taoism Shrine of exorcism for heavenly god

V. Historical and Cultural Heritage of the Korean People

Dano festival


V. Understanding of the Korean Traditional Culture

1. Hometown of the Japanese people’s history

2. Nation with excellent Buddhism → pagoda Seokga

3. Kingdom of white porcelain

Treasure 659’white porcelain cheonghwamaejukmoon byeong’ Suwon hwaseong


4. Registration of 17 cultural heritages as UNESCO World Heritage① 7 Cultural heritages

Bulguksa, Seokguram, Gyeongju historical district, Haeinsa Janggyeonggak, Jongmyo, Suwonhwaseong, Hwaseong Seongyoekuigwae, Dolmen, Changdeok palace

② 1 Natural Heritage – Jeju-do volcano cave

③ Documentary cultural heritage Hunmin jeongeum the Record of the Joseon Dynasty,

Seongjeongwon ilgi , Baekwoonhwasang, Booljojikjisimcheyojeol, Goryeo daejanggyeong, Joseon ,Dynasty’s gwae

④ 3 World intangible cultural assets – Jongmyo royal ancestral memorial service and Jongmyo royal ancestral music, Pansori, Gangneung Dano festival

V. Understanding of the Korean Traditional Culture

VI. Spiritual and Cultural Heritage of the Korean People

Hunminjeongeum


VI. Spiritual and Cultural Heritage of the Korean People

1. Faithfulness → Filial Duty, Courtesy, Sense of Shame, Doctrine of King, master, father trinity

2. Filial Duty → Nation with an “ariculture-first”principle, Naturalism, Irrigation institution, Large-family system, Collective farming

3. Courtesy → Confucianism (Confucius) Sajiksin god of five grains, god of heaven, god of soil, god of region, ceremony of ancestors

4. Sense of shame → ethics, moral culture and home management , Jin-in-sa-dae-cheon-myeong (God helps those who help themselves)

Orient Culture (Buddhism Confucian Value<Success stories of Japan and Korea>) Korea ㆍ China ㆍ Japan- peninsula, continent, island, Chinese character and Confucian culture → benevolence→ cultural code of three nations in the Northeast Asia –communication of Chinese character, unification, Korea, China, Japan /Beon-ja/Gan-ja/ Yak-ja/ Jeong-ja (types of character), Chinese character, last period of Ching dysnasty 3000~60 million characters

Seokguram Bulguksa Changdeok palace

Gyeongju historical districtJongmyoSuwon hwaseong

Haeinsa Gyeongpanjeon Dolmen heritage Jeju volcano island and lava cave

VII.Korea –National Culture of God Spirit in the 21st century


VII. Korea – National Culture of God Spirit in the 21st century

1. God-centered way of thinking, times of deity, high spirits, shamanism (relish, merriment, high spirits) shamanistic religion

2. Can do spirit, Why not, Let’s live a better life, overcoming poverty – the Saemaeul movement

3. Supported by education, teaching, ideology ← miracle of Han river - 1986 Asian Games, 1988 Olympic Games, 2002 World Cup Festival for high spirits not just for soccer- toward the world beyond walls Dynamic Korea → profound taste of culture① Alcoholic drink

② music

③ dance

Korean traditional clothes ‘Dandui’ Chinese traditional clothes ‘Chipao’

VIII. Success and Failure of the 20th century’s Cultural Challenges

Suwonhwaseong


VIII. Success and Failure of the 20th century’s Cultural Challenges

1. Two faces of national image of Korea① Nation with insufficient basic technology, and raw materials→ failure of

respecting and preserving ancestor’s learning, science, and technology

② Korean-made cars, Korean-made Benz – OEM – failure and challenge of marketability

③ War, division of a nation, demonstration, riot, export of orphans, abuse of foreigners

Fall of the 100 years-tradition of the modern history ( failure to clean up the vestiges of the Japanese colonial rule and the creative process of overcoming)

Yeonhui rope walking Jeungpyeongjangddeol dure song of farming

IX. Era of Cultural Industry

Ancient buildings of Mt. Moodang


IX. Era of Cultural Industry

1. 21st century is the era of culture① Information society – Dream Society(Jensen, Futurology)

② Era of industrial production – era of cultural production – Rifkin, writer of The European Dream

③ Nation’s destiny decides the national image Korean Wave culture→ to the world , to the culture, to the truth → the

light of the east shines the world

④ Popular movie → countries with the share of more than 25% : Korea (50%), France and Japan

⑤ Music video Popular music

⑥ IT

⑦ Be quick world culture history

X. Challenge of the Spiritual Culture of the World

Joseon Dynasty royal tomb(Geonwonreung)


X. Challenges of the Spiritual Culture of the World

1. Cultural policies demanded today

① Enhancing and illuminating mind and temper, purgation method for spirit

② Improving the ‘quality of life’ on the ground of life

③ Accepting foreign culture in a balanced way

④ Establishing the culture-centered policy environment

⑤ Fostering “industry and art” that contribute the national development

Jongmyo Changdeok palace


X. Challenges of the Spiritual Culture of the World

2. 7 factors developing spiritual culture① Dream ㆍ Vision & Goal

② Right & Good service

③ Change & Innovation

④ Creativity & Challenge

⑤ Speed & Velocity

⑥ Trust & Credibility

⑦ Technology & InformationJongmyo royal ancestral memorial service

Thank you.

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