종교적 상징과 공간 연구 : 카피쉐(капище)와 소도(蘇塗) 비교를 중심으로

Abstract

Both Kapishche and Sodo also have two meanings. Firstly, as a symbol such as a stone statue and ‘Sotdae,’ it has meaning as a symbol of folk beliefs, a sacred place of folk beliefs, and a sanctuary. Both Kapishche and Sodo existed in the process of evolving from an enacted society to a segregated society, and the fact that Kapishche and Sodo existed in segregated societies led to the centralization of state power and higher religions as the ideology of the state’s ruling. Despite its adoption and appearance, it is evidence that the effect of folk beliefs remains for ordinary farmers/people. It also shows that, like most high religions, it maintains its form, but in its content, it embraces the elements of folk beliefs and takes the form of ‘religious syncretism.’ As a result, it can be seen that Kapishche and Sodo survive as exclusive local spaces that are alienated from the central power and in a way different from the center. Of course, there is also the possibility that the spatiality of the two spaces and their roles and functions have changed.