1681년 박상한 기우제문 사건을 통해 본 청주의 사족 갈등

Abstract

In 1681, Confucian scholar Park Sang-han of Chungcheong-do was executed for blasphemy because he had written a profane prayer of rites for rain. After Yoon Kyung-kyo, an observer in Chungcheong Province, reported the incident as a serious one, Park Sang-han was interrogated as a treason by important officials including prime minister. Park Sang-han denied his guilt, saying he had just quoted Sung Kyuns essay on drought of the Tang Dynasty and the sentence The mountain is the peoples parents had been from the mountain"s name parents. But it was not until 1689 when Namin(the Southerners) came to power, his excuse was accepted. Although His pardon was later granted, it is questionable whether there was any problems with his prayer. The analysis of Park Sang-han"s stories showed that his prayer is different from other one"s at that time. Above all, in his prayer he described his criticism of the nation, which was different from the self-criticism common in other prayers. But even if it was problematic with his prayer, the execution was too excessive. In fact, he was executed for political reasons, not for prayer. There was a fierce partisan fight in 17th century, also the conflict among the nobles of Cheongju was serious. This was because the nobles of Cheongju had a close relationship with the central official. Park Sang-hans grandfather, Park Yi-gum, was at odds with Seoin(the Westerners). The Westerners, Song Si-yeols faction, which took power in 1680 and purged his opponent harshly, tried to control the opponent nobles of in Cheongju. The execution of Park Sang-han took place in this political situation.