Study of the witchcraft on the Korean history~ From the Primitive Ages to the Chaoxian’s Dynasty ~

[[abstract]]巫術是韓國文化的核心，也是韓國文明的精神基礎，自古以來在韓國歷史上扮演重要的角色。對韓國巫術的研究，包含社會習俗、宗教現象、政治影響力等領域，內容非常豐富。巫術與祭儀，在古代神權政治中扮演重要的功能，國家依賴此種手段，謀求世俗統治的順利。韓國具有深厚的薩滿信仰傳統，對巫術的運用變化多，在古代政治中扮演重要的角色。本研究除了考察巫術的演變外，對其與政治力量的互動及妥協，也做深入的探討，來究明巫術在政治上的各個影響層面。[[abstract]]“Witchcraft” is the central culture of Korea and the basic foundation of the spiritual civilization in Korea. From ancient Korea till now, the wizard always plays an important role in the Korean history. The study of the Korean witchcraft includes social customs, religious phenomena and the political influences. The content of the Korean witchcraft is very rich. The witchcraft and rituals played an important role on the ancient theocracy of Korea. The Korean theocracy aimed at controlling and governing the people with easiness. The traditional belief of the Korean was Shamanism. The witchcraft is used in several different methods and played an important role in ancient Korean politics. My study focuses on the witchcraft’s variety and the compromise of the political force in Korea. Above all, I elucidate the development of the different aspects on the witchcraft in Korea