Sea Deity Beliefs of the Kuroshio Oceanic Cultural Sphere: Maritime Traditions and Cultural Interaction Among Jeju Island, Zhoushan Archipelago, and the Ryukyu Islands
This study analyzes sea the deity myths of Jeju Island (Korea), the Zhoushan Archipelago (China), and the Ryukyu Islands and Kyushu Region (Japan). The folk culture permeating this region is a common creation produced by long-term interactions among the islands via the Kuroshio Current, starting wit...
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| description | This study analyzes sea the deity myths of Jeju Island (Korea), the Zhoushan Archipelago (China), and the Ryukyu Islands and Kyushu Region (Japan). The folk culture permeating this region is a common creation produced by long-term interactions among the islands via the Kuroshio Current, starting with primordial sea imagery. Jeju, on the last branch of the Kuroshio Current, was positioned to embrace the cultures of the Korean Peninsula, the Japanese archipelago, and north and south China. Jeju’s people had opportunities to absorb oceanic culture, such as oceanic beliefs, myths, and rituals that moved along the maritime route. However, Jeju’s historical political relations, such as conflict, negotiation, conquest, and submission, shaped and supplemented the maritime traditions. The religious system slowly changed over time, and yet the islanders maintained a sense of identity derived from the ocean. This collective identity relates to the fact that many elements of the Kuroshio oceanic cultural sphere simultaneously existed on various small regional islands across the region. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-da3235922b754956b3beab999bdc80772024-09-12T22:54:54ZengIsland Studies JournalIsland Studies Journal1715-25932018-05-01131Sea Deity Beliefs of the Kuroshio Oceanic Cultural Sphere: Maritime Traditions and Cultural Interaction Among Jeju Island, Zhoushan Archipelago, and the Ryukyu IslandsNam-Chun HeoHyun-jeung LeeThis study analyzes sea the deity myths of Jeju Island (Korea), the Zhoushan Archipelago (China), and the Ryukyu Islands and Kyushu Region (Japan). The folk culture permeating this region is a common creation produced by long-term interactions among the islands via the Kuroshio Current, starting with primordial sea imagery. Jeju, on the last branch of the Kuroshio Current, was positioned to embrace the cultures of the Korean Peninsula, the Japanese archipelago, and north and south China. Jeju’s people had opportunities to absorb oceanic culture, such as oceanic beliefs, myths, and rituals that moved along the maritime route. However, Jeju’s historical political relations, such as conflict, negotiation, conquest, and submission, shaped and supplemented the maritime traditions. The religious system slowly changed over time, and yet the islanders maintained a sense of identity derived from the ocean. This collective identity relates to the fact that many elements of the Kuroshio oceanic cultural sphere simultaneously existed on various small regional islands across the region.https://doi.org/10.24043/isj.55 |
| spellingShingle | Nam-Chun Heo Hyun-jeung Lee Sea Deity Beliefs of the Kuroshio Oceanic Cultural Sphere: Maritime Traditions and Cultural Interaction Among Jeju Island, Zhoushan Archipelago, and the Ryukyu Islands Island Studies Journal |
| title | Sea Deity Beliefs of the Kuroshio Oceanic Cultural Sphere: Maritime Traditions and Cultural Interaction Among Jeju Island, Zhoushan Archipelago, and the Ryukyu Islands |
| title_full | Sea Deity Beliefs of the Kuroshio Oceanic Cultural Sphere: Maritime Traditions and Cultural Interaction Among Jeju Island, Zhoushan Archipelago, and the Ryukyu Islands |
| title_fullStr | Sea Deity Beliefs of the Kuroshio Oceanic Cultural Sphere: Maritime Traditions and Cultural Interaction Among Jeju Island, Zhoushan Archipelago, and the Ryukyu Islands |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sea Deity Beliefs of the Kuroshio Oceanic Cultural Sphere: Maritime Traditions and Cultural Interaction Among Jeju Island, Zhoushan Archipelago, and the Ryukyu Islands |
| title_short | Sea Deity Beliefs of the Kuroshio Oceanic Cultural Sphere: Maritime Traditions and Cultural Interaction Among Jeju Island, Zhoushan Archipelago, and the Ryukyu Islands |
| title_sort | sea deity beliefs of the kuroshio oceanic cultural sphere maritime traditions and cultural interaction among jeju island zhoushan archipelago and the ryukyu islands |
| url | https://doi.org/10.24043/isj.55 |
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