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존재는 무슨 뜻이에요? 예를 들어... 이는 무당이 신과 사람을 연결하는 존재였기 때문이다. 또는 장승과 솟대도 마을 입구에서 마을을 지켜 주는 존재로 인식되었다 Does it really mean 'exist' in this context? It just seems strange.

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I think it's more like 'there'. Shaman was there to connect gods and people. 장승 and 솟대 were there to protect their villages.
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"being" 과 비슷하지 않을까요? 독립적으로도 "존재하다" 라는 뜻이 되지만 human being 처럼 어떤 "것" 을 나타내기도 합니다.
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존재 means "someone who take a role of something" 연결하는 존재 = 연결자 = the connector 지켜 주는 존재 = 수호자 = the guardian 신과 사람을 연결하는 존재 = the connector between God and human. 마을을 지켜 주는 존재 = the guardian of the village
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Now I think "something" is better. As in: This is because 무당 was something that connected gods with people. 장승 and 솟대 were recognized as something that protects their villages.

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