북한 최고통치자의 상징, ‘태양’의 성격에 관한 연구 : ‘이미지의 상징화’ 개념 적용 및 종교적의미부여 평가를 중점으로

Abstract

The Sun generally contains both religious and political meanings and has been used as a representative symbol of the nation's supreme ruler. In North Korea, Kim Il Sung is called The Sun. At the same time, Kim Jong Il and Kim Jung Un is called The Sun. How is this possible? If so, what does the symbol of The Sun mean? Is it just political? or does it also imply religious meaning? From this question, this study started. To get an answer, this study comprehensively analyzed ‘The Sun', a symbol of North Korea 's top leaders, based on the concept of 'image symbolization' As a result, Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il, and Kim Jung Un all reached the image symbolization of The Sun. Kim Il Sung gained the symbology as The Sun of Juche in 1974 and Kim Jong Il as The Sun of the Songun in 2003, and Kim Jong Un as The Sun of the world in 2014. Surprisingly, these periods are the same as when the two rulers systemized their ideologys. In 1974, the Juche ideology was systemized. so the "Suroung system" was consolidated. In 2003, the military first politics was systemized into the Songun ideology. In the case of Kim Jung Un, In 2014, Kim Jong Un's leadership was secured in the year after Jang Sung Taek was executed . The character of the symbology of these three rulers is somewhat different. While Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il have religious meaning as well as political meaning, Kim Jong Un has not yet been given religious meaning. Why can not still given Kim Jong Un to religious meaning? It seems to be the main cause of the 'Yuhun Ruling,' a North Korean political system. Of course, Kim Jong Un was greatly benefited to the succession of power because of Yuhun Ruling. However, Conversely, the attribute of the Yuhun Ruling has become a barrier that makes Kim Jong Un unable to surpass the leadership authority of Kim Il Sung-Kim Jong Il. This is the dilemma of Kim Jong Un's regime.