Memory of Jangseungje and the Continuity of Community Belief through Oral History

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Utilizing the theoretical framework of memory studies, the narratives were examined not merely as recollections of the past but as socio-cultural constructs shaped by spatiality, emotion, linguistic performance, and embodied practices. The findings indicate that oral testimony functions as a performative act of collective memory, allowing traditional rituals to be revived and recontextualized even after historical disruption. Through the case of the Eumnae-dong Jangseungje, this paper highlights the potential for folk religious practices to persist within contemporary communities via mediated memory, and underscores the importance of long-term strategies for sustaining local culture and transforming memory into a shared community resource. Jangseungje folk belief oral history memory studies community ritual collective memory cultural memory ritual and place memory continuity Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. 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