자위단에 대응한 의병의 활동과 지역사회(1907~1909)

Abstract

This research aimed at investigating the relation among the regional societies by comprehending the conflict process between the self-defense forces and righteous army and the context beyond the boundary of the regional residents between them. Righteous army rose to resist against the Japanese imperialism to regain the sovereignty, here, self-defense forces were installed to suppress the righteous army. The point of victory or defeat between the righteous army and the self-defense forces was the support of the regional residents. Both of them tried to gain the support of the regional society by raising the credo, ‘justice(義)’ and ‘civilization(文明)’, respectively. In order to gain that support, righteous army and self-defense forces exerted constant efforts, in such situation, regional residents responded in the method of choosing between them based on their situation. Such reaction was their strategy to save themselves, at the same time, active utilization of both of them. The point how this was possible was because the regional residents belonged to the self-defense forces within the community system, however they were able to go beyond the boundary between the two parties by changing themselves to the righteous army. During 1907~1909, when the righteous army was activated, the relation among the righteous army, self-defense forces, and regional residents existed in such relation composition.