申欽의 시세계에 미친 周易생태관의 영향

Abstract

Even at this very moment, the destruction of Earth’s ecology is being continued. The ecological crisis is the crisis of existence and the overall crisis for human beings and nature. It has been said that the representative thought of the 21st century is ‘the discourse on ecology’ but it has infiltrated deep into our psyche and not being turned into the practical discourse. In such point in time, what is needed in the people of the contemporary era who lack the ecological causes, is the change in perception and internalizing process for ecologism. The awakening of the world view from the ecological perspective and one methodology for the reflection have been examined in Korea’s traditional thoughts which were rich in fundamental ecological knowledge. Sangchon Shin Heum(申欽,1566~1628) is one of the four masters of Chinese poetry in the middle of the Chosun(朝鮮) Dynasty, who were referred to as Wol-Sang-Gye-Taek(月象谿澤), from the traditional literati of Korea. His works display very in-depth and fundamental insight into ecology which is notable. The biggest stem constituting his works which gave rise to the new nature poetics, would be ‘Yijing(易學)’. The underlying view of nature poetics of Shin Heum(申欽) are from the thoughts about Ecological Balance in Zhouyi(周易)ecologism, theory of Yin-Yang(陰陽) balance and cosmological harmony, recognizing the value of each existence while not leaning to one side with the perception of the world and objects based on the Yijing as the core conception. Shin Heum(申欽)’s works displayed with the Zhouyi(周易)ecological view, not only has an ideological significance, but provides implications for the people in the contemporary era, who are contemplating to seek new studies and thoughts based on ecologism. This is the reason why people of the 21st century confronted with the ecological crisis must listen to the ecological view of nature by Shin Heum(申欽) who had lived the 17th century.