The purpose of this study is separating Gyungsa Gut and Wuhuan Gut followed by the objective of Mudang Gut which becomes background revealing characteristics of Gyungsa Gut’s Mudang Gutchum and Wuhuan Gut’s Mudang Gutchum rather than classifying i...
The purpose of this study is separating Gyungsa Gut and Wuhuan Gut followed by the objective of Mudang Gut which becomes background revealing characteristics of Gyungsa Gut’s Mudang Gutchum and Wuhuan Gut’s Mudang Gutchum rather than classifying it with the existing method. First, Mudang Gut is widely divided into Gyungsa Gut which is prayer ritual for well-being, richness in family and for descendant’s prosperity and Wuhuan Gut which is ritual when family is sick or in bad situation. Gyungsa Gut is for alive person, so Mudang exists between God and human. Mudang is an absolute being that connects God and human in a middle position. Therefore, Mudang is very free in Gyungsa Gut. Also, Gyungsa Gut is for the audience who is alive that concentrates and spends more times on Osin than on Chungsin and Songsin which are offering procedures for God because Mudang proceeds Mudang Gut focusing on the audience. On the other hand, Wuhuan Gut is for Mangia(ancestor) which makes Mudang and Mangia(ancestor) exist between God and human. Mudang is in middle position, but cannot exists as an absolute being like it is in Gyungsa Gut because Mangia is existing between God and human. Consequently, Mudang always needs to be with Mangia resulting Mudang be not free in Wuhuan Gut. Mudang proceeds Gut for Mangia, not for the audience like in Gyungsa Gut. So, Gyungsa Gut’s Mudang Gutchum is atypical Chum strongly reflecting artistic and playful characters than the formal and ritual natures which expresses Mudang’s artistic ability. As a result, Gyungsa Gut’s Mudang Gutchum is arranged in open structure engaging with the entrainment and audience. Differently, Wuhuan Gut separates the entrainment and audience referring that Gut is for Mangia than human focusing on God. Mudang Gutchum in this Gut is standardized Chum strongly showing ritual character than the plaful nature, and Mudang dance in stylized way.
Therefore, the audience is difficult to participate in Wuhuan Gut’s Mudang Gutchum, but only proceeds under Mudang(Yeonhangza)’s control.