동래성전투에 대한 기억서사와 표상-공간의 형성과정 연구

Abstract

This study aims to figure out formation of the memory narrative of battle of Dongraecastle, one of early combats of Japanese Invasion of 1592 and formation ofChoongryeolsa, a place to symbolize the memory. Battle of Dongrae castle was a failurewithout standing even a day. Accordingly, the commander of the battle, Song SangHyeon should have been recorded as a defeated one. However, in accordance with theChŏsun Dynasty’s interest to keep in order of the system in the code of the three fundamentalprinciples in human relations(Samgang), the life of defeated general Song SangHyeon was represented as a one of who practiced loyal death. And when his shrine wasexpanded to a memorial hall for Confucianist services to honor distinguished scholars andstatemen(Seowon), he was reinterpreted as a wise man with Confucianist quality. Andthis expansion provoked interests for other people who lost their lives in the battle. Thenmemories of several honored deaths were collected, completing the memory narrative ofbattle of Dongrae castle. However, these new records were not sufficient to get trust becausethey were suddenly collected for expansion of Choongryeolsa. Therefore, personalbiographies for new collected people were very poor. As memory narratives of main peoplewho were enshrined in Choongryeolsa were not fully completed, when publishing‘Choongryeolsaji’, some questions were raised and new memory narrative for each personwere rewritten for revision. So the memory narrative of battle of Dongrae castle was accomplishedthrough repeated processes of reorganizing personal biographies by a certaingroup to ensure their own political position and an atmosphere to emphasize human relations(Samgang) for keeping in order of the system. That is, the memory of battle ofDongrae castle was (re)organized by a frame made by desires and interests of each agentof memory in political relations at that time and as a result, it now remains as a symbol ofthe battle of Dongrae castle.