RT Article
T1 When Ghost (Gwisin) Becomes Demon: Mistranslation of Demon/Unclean Spirit to Gwisin in Mark
JF International journal of Asian christianity
VO 4
IS 1
SP 94
OP 115
A1 Jun, Sunhee
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1751678415
AB 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.
K1 the Watchers tradition
K1 the translation history of Korean Bibles
K1 the Gospel of Mark
K1 gwisin
K1 ghost
K1 demon and unclean spirit
DO 10.1163/25424246-04010006