Gyeogam Yurok
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The Gyeogam Yurok (Korean: 격암유록, Hanja: 格菴遺錄), also known as the Namsago Prophecy (Korean: 남사고 예언서, Hanja: 南師古豫言書), is a book allegedly written by the Joseon scholar Nam Sago (1509–1571) who styled himself "Gyeogam".
Author
[edit]Nam Sago (남사고, 南師古, 1509–1571) was a scholar of the Joseon period of Korea,[1] who was styled Gyeogam. He is said to have mastered (通達) Occult_sciences (易學), feng shui (風水), astronomy (天文), fortune-telling (卜筮) and face-reading (相法).[2] In his later years, he served as Astronomy Professor (天文敎授) at Gwansanggam (觀象監). He was known for poems and prose with prophetic intents.[3]
Book
[edit]In 1977, Lee Do-eun[clarification needed] published a book titled Gyeogam Yurok (Korean: 격암유록) containing a set of prophecies attributed to Nam Sago.[4]
These prophecies supposedly unveiled the mysteries of 450 years of Korean history, forecasting many events of the past such as the Imjin War, the Donghak Peasant Revolution, the [ Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty] of 1910, as well as the liberation and division of the Korean Peninsula, the Korean War, the 4·19 Revolution (1960) and the 5·16 military coup d'état (1961).[5][unreliable source?]
In 1995, Kim Hawon criticized the book as a forgery; many of its elements have been branded as anachronisms.[6][5][unreliable source?]
In any case, a copy of this book is kept in the National Library of Korea.[5][unreliable source?]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- Doopedia: "남사고" [Nam Sago]. Doosan Encyclopedia.
- AKS: "격암일고(格庵逸稿)" [Gyeogam Writings]. Academy of Korean Studies.
- EncyKor: "남사고비결" [Nam Sago Prophecies]. Encyclopedia of Korean National Culture.
- Heo Ho-ik 허호익 (December 2009). "격암유록의 위조와 기독교 이단들의 종교혼합주의" [Forgery of 『Gyeokam Yurok』 and religious syncretism of Christian cults] (PDF). 장신논단 長神論壇 (Korea Presbyterian Journal of Theology): 41–70.
- analysed at academic.naver
- Jeong Yong-in (2009-02-03). "국운예언서 '격암유록'은 진짜인가 ?" [Is the Korean prophecy "Gyukam Yurok" Real ?]. Weekly Kyunghyang . 9 Cover Stories about prophecies.
- Kim, Hawon; 김 하원. (2004). 격암유록은 가짜 정감록은 엉터리 송하비결은? [What is the secret of Gyeogam Yurok counterfeiting Jeonggam Nok?] (in Korean). Seoul: Minjung Chulpansa, 2nd ed. 2008. ISBN 978-89-98024-24-6.