Minsokwon Editorial Department: Transmission Patterns of Gyeonggi-do Turtle Play

Another point to note regarding the Turtle Play is that sorghum leaves are used in the process of making the turtles. Sorghum is a field crop cultivated in water-scarce regions. In other words, unlike today, the transmission region of the Turtle Play can be suggested to be a field farming area where the practice of "Gurugeori" (a type of shamanistic ritual) was performed. Possessing these cultural characteristics, the Turtle Play has gradually combined with Nongak (Korean traditional farmers' music) to strongly demonstrate its performative nature. This book aims to examine these changes in transmission.

Korean title: 경기도 거북놀이의 전승양상

Korean author: 민속원 편집부

Korean publisher: 민속원

ISBN-13: 9788928506927