Hall One

Archive Representation of Pain in the Work of Ritual Poets

The representation of pain has perhaps had its strongest presence in ritual poetry, a discourse that is accompanied by praise and pain and can be an excellent source for studying the representation of pain through words in poetry. In this unique collection of 300 years of ritual poetry, there are examples of this theme that are often from well-known ritual poets.

Through the perspective of good and evil in ritual poetry, we can see complex aspects of belief representation that form the basis for mythological and heroic perspectives in this geography. Looking at the poetic imagination of these texts, we can explore not only the spirits and beliefs of these people but also their tangible beliefs in good and evil.