통신사의 사행록을 통해서 본 조선 지식인의 대마도인식과 그 추이(推移)

Abstract

The purpose of the current study was to diachronically discuss how the people of Joseon perceived Thushima Island and the islanders based on the travel journals of Joseon envoys, or Tongsinsa, and the trends over time with the background of any changes to the perception. The perception of Thushima Island of Joseon's Tongsinsa in the early Joseon Dynasty can be summarized into Thushima as an old territory of Joseon, Thushima as a subordinate territory of Joseon, and Thushima as security. However, the people of Joseon believed that Thushima Island is a Japanese territory and the islanders were 'Japanese' same as the people of Honshu, Japan. There was no awareness of national traits between the two. What is noticeable about the perception of Tongsinsa from the late Joseon Dynasty is that they separated Thushima Island from 'Honshu,' or Mainland Japan. The negative view of Thushima Island developed among Tongsinsa in the 18th century as a result of the negotiation between Joseon and Japan in the late Joseon Dynasty. In other words, the background of the negative view of Thushima Island included ① the direct experience of Tongsinsa with the islanders during the journeys, ② the experience and memory of Japanese Invasion of 1592, ③ the position of Thushima Island toward Joseon as the middleman of diplomacy between Joseon and Japan, ④ ‘Ulleungdo Jaenggye (鬱陵島爭界),’ which was the biggest issue between Joseon and Japan in the late Joseon Dynasty, and ⑤ the change in the purpose of Tongsinsa, frequent conflicts between the people of Joseon and ⑥ the islanders at Japan's trading zones (Waegwan), and the financial burdens related to the operation of Japan's trading zones.