조정(趙靖, 1555~1636)의 일기를 통해 본 전쟁 속 일상과 가족

Abstract

Joseon witnessed huge changes between the latter half of the 16th and 17th century. People were making a leap in studies and national management, and they also faced tremendous risks caused by foreign invasions, which drove people into huge shock and changes in their thinking and daily lives. War caused shocking experiences for them. Many things were damaged and made anew. This study set out to examine these changes in the daily life of nobility during those years with a focus on Jo Jeong(1555~1636). He lived in Jangcheon, Sangju, Gyeongsang Province, passed the state examination, and held office as a government official. He left behind his journal of his daily life during the war. The study focused on three aspects about him: first, it focuses on the unit and lifestyle of refugees to understand the minimum unit for survival; secondly, it focuses on the ways that people earned a living and held ceremonies during the war. Jo Jeong climbed over a mountain on foot and waited in line before a government warehouse all night to receive food rations, which was something he had never done in his life before the war. In these circumstances, he prepared fish and soup for ancestral rites. For him, formalities were related to his survival. Finally, the study also focused on human networks and their operating methods. Jo Jeong joined the army raised in the cause of justice based on his human network, and this was also his activity for social survival as a nobleman.