남사고 예언서의 성립과 확산

Abstract

This study attempts to explore how the Namsago Prophecy was formed and spread from the late 17th to early 20th centuries in Korea. The Chŏnggamnok(鄭鑑錄) which was published in 1923 in modern printing by Hosoi Hajime(1886-1934) has been recognized as the original copy to people. The Chŏnggamnok published by Hosoi contains three separate titles that are closely related to the original form of the Namsago Prophecy which appeared in the late 17th century. This study examine the origins of these three records and the changing patterns over time. Then printing which was reinvented by Johannes Gutenberg in the fifteenth was important in increasing the spread and accuracy of knowledge in world history. Prior to the introduction of Western printing, writing was a major means of conveying knowledge and information in the late Chosŏn(朝鮮) Dynasty. Manuscripts of prophecy were conveyed to the descendants like this. In this process, someone was able to edit the prophecy into a new form. In this study, I describe how knowledge was conveyed, transformed, and made into new knowledge by copying books by hand in the pre-modern Korea society