조선시대 사군(四郡) 관련 산문 기록에 나타난 도교 문화적 공간인식의 양상과 의미

Abstract

This study is conducted to derive materials from the literature at the time which show the fact that four-counties(四郡) were recognized as Taoist space in the Joseon era, and organize and discuss its meaning. The four-counties are surrounded by rugged mountains, and they are separated from the outside by a lot of streams the river flowing in the middle of them has, and they were spaces filled with excellent sceneries(勝景) and caves. These geographical characteristics were stronger than those of the Abode of the Immortals, so it was appropriate to imagine the four-counties as an immortal world, and this imagination was often expressed in Travel Literature. On these backgrounds, traces of tales of others and Taoism characters were accumulated, and the four-counties were recognized as the spaces where Jisangseon(地上仙) lives. This perception has generally been strong since the beginning of the 16th century, and seems to have exploded in the 18th century. On the other hand, Jeonggamrok includes four-counties in ten refuges(十勝地), and documents and the encyclopedia in the late Joseon have recorded four-counties as shelters and auspicious places(吉地). This perception has appeared from the 17th century and continues to change and spread to the 19th century. Few studies have been conducted focusing on Taoismt space recognition projected to a place where ever existed. This study has its meaning in human geography and Taoist cultural history in that it has accumulated another case following Jirisan Cheonghakdong and Myohyangsan. It is also significant in the study of landscape travelogues in Joseon. Since landscape travelogue is a style that has developed Neo-Confucianism as a world view, it is hard to find the case where Taoist space recognition is concentrated. In the late Joseon period, the style and content of landscape travelogues change, and Taoist space recognition of four-county landscape travelogues is one of such changes.