When Ghost (Gwisin) Becomes Demon: Mistranslation of Demon/Unclean Spirit to Gwisin in Mark
Abstract Most Korean Protestant Christians consider the traditional concept gwisin (ghost in English) as absolutely evil. This abhorrent attitude toward gwisin , I argue, has been influenced by the misuse of gwisin in Korean Protestant Bibles to identify demon/unclean spirit. Focusing on the Gospel...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2021
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| In: |
International journal of Asian christianity
Year: 2021, Volume: 4, Issue: 1, Pages: 94-115 |
| Further subjects: | B
ghost
B demon and unclean spirit B the Watchers tradition B the translation history of Korean Bibles B the Gospel of Mark B gwisin |
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| Summary: | Abstract Most Korean Protestant Christians consider the traditional concept gwisin (ghost in English) as absolutely evil. This abhorrent attitude toward gwisin , I argue, has been influenced by the misuse of gwisin in Korean Protestant Bibles to identify demon/unclean spirit. Focusing on the Gospel of Mark, this paper will show gwisin cannot be conceptually equated with demon/unclean spirit, which are always evil in Mark. To substantiate the point, first, I will examine translation history of the Korean Protestant Bibles in terms of demon/unclean spirit in Mark to show that gwisin has been demonized in Korean Protestants’ minds for a long time. Secondly, I will explore the concept gwisin in Korean culture and demon/unclean spirit in Mark. By comparing the two, I argue that the use of gwisin by translators, who were mostly missionaries, to identify demon/unclean spirit was a misrepresentation. |
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| ISSN: | 2542-4246 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of Asian christianity
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/25424246-04010006 |
