고등학교 『한국사』교과서에 나타난 의병서술의 관점과 의미 -민용호의 의병운동을 중심으로-

Abstract

The Righteous Army movement, which took place between 1895 and 1907, is described as a history of nationwide protest against the Japanese invasion within several textbooks for high school students. In the case of the first righteous army, direct incidents such as the Eulmi Incident (murder of Queen Min) and the Danbal Decree (order to cut Korean male’s traditional topknot) were causal, and after that, national outrage and resentment arising from relations with Japan such as the Treaty of 1907 and Japan-Korea Protectorate Treaty of 1905 were identified as the main causes of the uprising. However, in textbooks there has been an oversimplification of the diversity of the righteous army uprising that took place simultaneously in various places across the country. Textbooks tend to regard the righteous army movement using the modifiers "national," and "patriotic," and in detail, even the lower class participated. In particular, the weight of the "righteous army" in the popular imagination was also a motivation to simplify the historical explanation of the righteous army. From this point of view, Min Yong-ho's uprising has many implications and gives an opportunity to examine the uprising of the righteous army and its cause in a more diverse way. However, since textbooks do not explain the detailed driving force behind the uprising under the catch phrases of "national" and "opposite Western," there is a major concern that it will foster an inaccurate awareness of the value of the righteous army In particular, it is necessary to closely examine how the structural changes of the late Joseon Dynasty, which had been taking place since the existing changes, reforms, and opening of ports, led to the righteous army uprising. There were activities of the righteous army based on 'Obedience' and 'Righteousness', but the actual troops that occupied the main force of the righteous army consisted of various kinds of people who did not stand on these Confucian concepts. It was necessary to mobilize armed forces in a short period of time and take a more specific approach to move systematically in the historical context of the time. Min Yong-ho's private records of his experiences about the uprising are expected to provide a more diverse perspective on the righteous army even if some problems have been found in terms of reliability. however, we must scrutinize it to separate exaggeration from historical accuracy.