The myth of origin in context through the lens of deconstruction, dialogism, and hybridity

The present study aims to deconstruct the myth of origin, a quest after essential identity, in the context of Japan's colonization of Korea (1910-1945). First, I will contextualize the myth of origin as a particular historical construction of Japanese colonization, which stems from Romantic nat...

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Published in:Journal for the study of religions and ideologies 2011-06, Vol.10 (29), p.112
Main Author: Lim, Sung Uk
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
Christianity
Colonialism
Deconstruction
Missionaries
Political science
Religion
Religion and state
Religious missions
Theology
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Summary:The present study aims to deconstruct the myth of origin, a quest after essential identity, in the context of Japan's colonization of Korea (1910-1945). First, I will contextualize the myth of origin as a particular historical construction of Japanese colonization, which stems from Romantic nationalism in the second half of the 19th century. Then, I will critique the structuralism, monologism, and colonialism standing behind the myth of origin through the lens of deconstruction, dialogism, and hybridity: (1) Jacques Derrick's deconstruction and differance will show the self-implosion of the totalizing, centering vision of structuralism; (2) Mikhail Bakhtin's dialogism will analyze colonial discourse as a double-voiced discourse constituting both dominant discourse and counter-dominant discourse; (3) Homi Bhabha will demonstrate that colonial identity is ambivalent and hybrid through partial mimicry. Key Words: myth of origin, essential identity, colonial identity, colonial discourse, Japanese colonization of Korea, European Romanticism, Romantic nationalism, deconstruction, differance, dialogism, ambivalence, mimicry, hybridity, Jacques Derrida, Mikhail Bakhtin, Homi Bhabha.
ISSN:1583-0039
1583-0039