임란기 영주‧봉화 지역의 유학과 학맥

Abstract

Imjin war(壬辰倭亂: Japanese invasion of Korea in 1592) is often considered as ‘righteous army(義兵) war’ because of its character on the main agent conducting the war. This means the Confucian scholars who entered historical stage in the mid-Joseon period were one of the main forces in overcoming the war. In the same way, the Confucian scholars in Yeongju(榮州) and Bonghwa(奉化) regions also vigorously participated in the righteous army movement, based on may levels of network created by marriages and school ties. Especially, when considering its school relations, it was Toegye(退溪) school who played main role in the movement of these areas. Imjin war period was the time when the early stream of Toigye school was being molded by its first and second generations of students. Under the similar situation, Seoae(西厓: 柳成龍) and Hakbong(鶴峯: 金誠一) families, who divided academic line of the northern Kyeongbuk region into two as members of 4th faction of Toegye school, did not put down roots yet at that time. Instead, Sogo(嘯皐: 朴承任) and Samsongdang(三松堂: 南夢鰲) families, who were local-based, took the leading role in forming Toegye school. As academic traditions of families like the Andong-Kwons(權), the Pungsan-Kims(金) and the Changwon-Hwangs(黃) getting involved, the big picture of Yeongju and Bonghwa region’s school get formed. The righteous army movement in these regions during Imjin war owed a lot to Confucian academic tradition which had put emphasis on the fidelity to the right thing from early Joseon dynasty and to school relation which mediated academic network of Confucian scholars of those days.