This paper introduced anthropological origin myth based on "soil"
substance of Oroqen people that has never been shown to the field and
analyzed its mythological implication.
The type of soil appearing with beast rather than creating with soil
as the sole substance had the largest portions in its anthropological origin
myth. Soil primarily represented major substance in the creation of
woman, whereas beast played a significant role as the creative substance
in the creation of man. This is consistent with survival activities directly
associated with the survival of Oroqen people. Anthropological origin
myth portrays that men who engaged in hunting are created by beasts
as substance, while women who engaged in collection are created by soil
as substance. Women are always created by mingling remaining
substance that left from the creation of men with soil. It is a survival
mean that symbolizes the proportion of "beast" and "soil" so that this
does not grade the ranking of sexual superiority. Therefore, physical
difference is identified both in women and men, but sexual discrimination
has not been found.
Lastly, "death" was identified in its anthropological origin myth. It is
only presented in human beings created by soil. Frail soil is the determinant reason. In other words, it is death that was derived from
the limitation of soil itself. This image is sharply contrast to "vitality"
of soil identified as creative substance. "Death" of Oroqen people is
different from Korean rotating relation of "death" that emerges from soil
substance and returns to soil.