제주도 해양문화 전통의 단절과 계승

Abstract

In this article, I simple define Hamin(海民) as the people living with the Sea. Of course we can us this concept to the people that enjoyed marine activities. But I want to use this concept as a narrow meaning that the people who living with fishing, gathering the ocean seaweed. First, I will try to examine how Jeju Island inhabitants understand the sea and living with ocean resources as Hamin. Jeju people had been identified themselves as Hamin ? I want to explain that the Jeju people had lived on Hemin during the Tamla Kingdom period. But after accpted the rule by the central government of the Korean Peninsula one time, and the tradition as Hemin disappeared in a bigger national part after. During 15～17century, Many Jeju people move their own nest from island to outside, And then most of the island inhabitants are engaged in agriculture not the maritime activities. And citizens of Jeju island had forgetten a characteristic as Hemin. This kind of tendency had been strengthen by 'the command of the prohibition about the going out island' by the central government. While modern times begin, Jeju people had released from the prohibition and they begin to revitalize the marine activities. But at the same time Japanese fishermen have taken the initiative about the marine activities when the Empire of Japan which ruled. Recently the concern about the woman diver(潜嫂) culture as the cultural heritage, and the interest of the territory such as Ieodo become increased. But marine culture of the Jeju people was not yet ripe. I think that we had to grope our way for the direction of long-term marine culture policy of the Jeju people positively.