실크로드와 그것이 한국문화에 미친 영향

The Silk Road and Its Effect on Korean Culture

The Silk Road is a general term of a passage way that connected China and many Western countries in view of politics, economy, and culture upon the ancient trade of silk, but more often it means the pathway thru Central Asia s oasis (so called, Oasis Route). At the early stage only the western-centered concepts were brought, but soon, it became the pathway of the cultual exchange between the East and the West including the religions such as the Buddihism, the Zoroastrinism, the Manichaeism, and the Islam. As the Silk Road, our culture was also formated by the continuous trades with those many neighboring countries. Therefore, this study discovers the meaning of the Silk Road and its transitions upon histories as the pathway of the cultural exchange between the East and the West. Ultimately, this syudy aims the Silk Road s influences over the cultures in ancient Korea. It is believed that Korea was influenced by the Northern Culture, the Scythian culture, before the Bronze Age, as many relic of the past tells us. O-bo or Seo-nang-dang s similarities also prove this. As many foreign cultures, the Buddihism was also brought into Korea thru the Silk Road in the old times. At least, we were influenced by the cultures from Turkey, which is known as the West in the East, Middle East and the Central Asia, to the far eastern Manchuria thru the Silk Road. Therefore, it is expected for us to discover the new Silk Road as the leading country in the East Asia at the 21st century s internet-era and construct our own Silk Road to globalize the Korean culture with the help of the late trend of world-wide Korea Boom. Furthermore, this will challenge not only explolers who have no fear on exploring the Third World but also the students of the trade department in Korea inspiring the spirits of challenge, patience, and bazar .