부산 지역 신선 관련 지명의 형성에 대한 연구 -한국 신선사상의 수용 및 변화와 관련하여-

Abstract

Busan was thought of as a land of Sinseon(a Taoist hermit with supernatural powers) because of its beautiful scenery of the sea, rivers, and mountains in harmony. This conception of Busan as a land of Sinseon has arisen from the traditional thought of Sinseon having the attitudes of seclusion, regimen and discipline, not unlike other regions. Since long ago, not many attitudes of visual recognition of Sinseon land have been formed on the basis of topography and landscape. As a result, old place names related to Sinseon were limited to regions known for the Taoist hermit ideology of seclusion, regimen and discipline, and place names vaguely associated with Sinseon were rarely developed. Thus, Dongnae cannot be explained as 'the East Bongnae.' Around the end of the Joseon Dynasty, as the traditional Taoist hermit ideology developed into the national ideology, the conception of Sinseon land also expanded. Following this trend, many names associated with Sinseon came into being in Busan places where no proper administrative names existed. Especially. those place names changed into Japanese ones during the Japanese colonial rule recovered their original names or obtained new ones. The trend was expanded that seaboard areas where many Japanese lived regained their Sinseon names formed in the end of Joseon or were given new Sinseon associated names. This phenomenon is considered arisen from the combination of the nationalist Taoist hermit ideology developed around the Joseon Kingdom and the anti-Japanese sentiment around the national liberation from Japan. This is the reason why the southern seaboard of Busan was named as the land of Sinseon.