조선 지식인의 이슬람 세계에 대한 인식

Abstract

This article deals with the Islamosphere, which is part of it, with the aim of examining the world's perception of Joseon intellectuals through Yeonhangrok(writings on travels to China). Since the 16th century, Due to the expansion of Joseon's global geographical awareness and the situation of China's rule over the Islamosphere, more Islamosphere's data could be found in the late Joseon Dynasty. For the early Joseon Dynasty, this study examined Seong Hyun's Yeonhangsi(poems on travels to China), where it was confirmed that Seonghyun already viewed the Uyghurs as foreigners and took a position of sinocentrism. For the mid-Joseon Dynasty period, this study examines Lee Soo Gwang's 『芝峰類說(Jibongyuseol)』. Lee Soo Gwang brought information from the Islamosphere, which was illustrated by Chinese literature and recorded it, allowing us to see that the geographic recognition about the world was more expanded than before. Collecting and reviewing the chronological records of the late Joseon Dynasty showed that the negative descriptions of Islam culture and people in the perception of the Islamosphere of Joseon intellectuals consisted the most. The causes could be narrowed knowledge network, accordingly narrow-minded global perception, and influence from Qing's perception of the Islamosphere. It was also shown that the intellectuals were more than intrigued by the Islamic rebellion regarding Qing. The anti-Qing perception of Korean intellectuals would have contributed to this phenomenon. The negative descriptions regarding the Islamosphere and the intensive interest in the rebellion would have been caused by the sinocentricism and China-centric view. Sinocentricism would have deterred the view of foreign countries from going beyond prejudice: the situation is not much different from the Islamophobia of Koreans nowadays. While it was not much shown in the texts, attitudes trying to recognize diversity and understand the other as a whole, as Seo Ho Su, is necessary, especially in the era of internationalization, which is what we are currently facing.