선비정신과 풍류문화의 결합 양상

Abstract

Seonbi(Confucian Scholar) and Pungnyu are the terms we use academically and quotidianly. The nuance of the terms would sound familiar to us, but the meaning is indefinite. Unlike modern newly coined words, Seonbi and Pungnyu are originated thousands of years age and this ancientness causes equal division of -love and hate; pro and con- in value evaluation. On the one hand, the term ‘Seonbi' deemed as a subject of creating, forming; spreading, enjoying for traditional culture, on the other hand, as a group of people who have conservative and lethargic characteristic about community matters internally and externally. Similarly, from the Silla Dynasty the term ‘Pungnyu' stands for the origin of the ethnic culture and decadent culture for the upper class at the same time. This uncertainty of the terms arises from the characteristic of the terms themselves. These terms are more complex and indefinite than a fixed concept, so these should not be equally treated as a simple concept. Nonetheless, treating the former as the latter, it is like shooting an imprecise arrow. Some might argue depending on a certain characteristic of a complex concept and bring a conclusion as if it includes a whole meaning of the concept. In this case, the argument is hard to escape from generalization fallacy. Thus, before discussing the terms directly, it is important to dividing the levels of each terms through its origin, formation, and history of development. Through this, we could see the point where the terms can be combined.