조선 후기 음택풍수의 유행과 정약용의 풍수 인식

Abstract

Numerous court litigations over auspicious gravesite during the late Chosen dynasty is closely related to the practice of grave geomancy which were prevalent throughout Chosen period. Widely spread practice of grave geomancy is reflected in the fact that Chosen court officers and royal family accepted it, and moving royal tomb was based on the theory of it. Futhermore, grave geomancy became more popular because Confucianism have close affinity with geomancy and many people were obsessed with burying practice at that time. However, geomancy was criticized for its close relation with Yin-Yang and the Five Agents theory and miscellaneous doctrine. For example, Confucian scholar Chengyagyong, who is one of the rigorous Confucian thinkers and ritualists, criticize the practice of geomancy because it caused numerous court litigations and various kinds of social problems. In his works like Admonitions on Governing the People (Mokminsimseo in Korean) and Gyeongseyupyo, he points out problems of court litigations and criticizes geomancy by putting it into ‘five learning’(ohak in Korean), one of heretical doctrines. Also, he wrote Pungsujibue, which shows his historical research into wrong combination of prevalent Confucian burying practice and geomancy. This study addresses how royal family accepted the practice of geomancy and court litigations over auspicious gravesite happened and increased during late eighteenth century to nineteenth century. This study also analyzes Pungsujibue, his understanding on geomancy and his reform plan to solve social problems caused by conflicts over auspicious gravesite. This work enable to investigate the relationship between prevalent practice of geomancy and court litigations over auspicious gravesite during the late Chosen dynasty. The ultimate goal of this paper will be to investigate Chosen literati’s understanding on geomancy and how court litigations over auspicious gravesite increased during late Chosen dynasty.