Nam Sago
 | This article needs editing to comply with Wikipedia's Manual of Style. In particular, it has problems with MOS:ORDER. (February 2021) |
Nam Sago (Korean: 남사고, Hanja: 南師古, 1509–1571) was a scholar of the Joseon period of Korea.[1] He was well versed in mechanics 역학(易學), geomancy 풍수(風水), astrology 천문(天文), divination 복서(卜筮) and physiognomy 관상(觀相).[2] In a first part of his adult life, he lived as a wandering scholar, traveling to famous mountains all over the country to detect auspicious sites. Under the name of Gyeogam 격암(格庵), he became known for poems and prose with prophetic intents.[2] In his later years he served as Professor of Astronomy[3] (천문학 교수, rank 6b) at Gwansanggam (觀象監).
Appearances in the Records of Joseon Dynasty
[edit]During the reign of Seonjo, Nam Sago is quoted as an expert in pungsu (geomancy) 1593-01-12, art.3 (about the fortunes of the sky and fortune-telling) or 1600-07-26, art. 1 (about Selection and Creation of a Burial site). On the contrary, during the reign of Yeongjo 1733-08-18, art. 4, the works of Nam Sago are linked to a criminal case, while 1733-08-26, art. 2 is about banning them for being related to the Gwak Cheo-ung[4] poster case. Indeed, the Joseon court was trying to enforce a separation between the geomancy issued from the approved Chinese texts and the native, politicized, geomancy of Korea.[5]
Works
[edit]Nam Sago is credited with writing the "Secret Predictions of Nam Sago" 남사고비결(南師古秘訣) [6] as well as the 십승지 "Ten Excellent Sites for Protection and Good Luck [according] to the Geomancy of Nam Gyeoggam".[7] These two texts were included in the compilation known as Jeonggamnok, which was probably collected in the 1600–1650 period.[8]
On the contrary, it has been proven[9] that the so-called Gyeogam Yurok (Nam Sago Prophecies) released in 1977 by Lee Do-eun was just a forgery, written after the events it was supposed to predict.
References
[edit]- ^ Doopedia/Nam Sago.
- ^ a b EncyKor/Nam Sago.
- ^ OTD/Astronomy Professor.
- ^ EncyKor/Gwak_Cheo-ung.
- ^ Jorgensen 2018, pp. 102.
- ^ Jorgensen 2018, pp. 234–236.
- ^ Jorgensen 2018, pp. 236–238.
- ^ Pratt 1999, p. 57.
- ^ Kim Hawon 1995.
Sources
[edit]- Doopedia "남사고 (南師古)" [Nam Sago]. Doosan Encyclopedia.
- EncyKor "남사고 (南師古)" [Nam Sago]. Encyclopedia of Korean National Culture.
- EncyKor "곽처웅괘서사건 (郭處雄掛書事件)" [Gwak Cheo-ung poster case]. Encyclopedia of Korean National Culture.
- OTD AKS, ed. (2011-01-07). 천문학교수 (天文學敎授) [Astronomy Professor]. Officer Title Dictionary.
- Jeong Sin-yeong (2015-01-08). "정감록에 기록된 10곳의 은신처 십승지(十勝地)" [Ten hidden places recorded in Jeonggamrok]. The Chosun Ilbo.
- Jorgensen: The Foresight of Dark Knowing: Chŏng Kam Nok and Insurrectionary Prognostication in Pre-modern Korea. Translated by John Jorgensen. Hawaii University Press. 2018. ISBN 9780824875381., 451 pages
- Pratt, Keith L.; Rutt, Richard; Hoare, James (September 1999). Korea, A Historical and Cultural Dictionary. Routledge/Curzon. ISBN 978-0-7007-0464-4., 594 pages
- Kim Hawon 김하원 (1995). 위대한 가짜 예언서(격암유록) [The great fake prophetic book (Gyeongam Yurok)]. 미리언 출판사 (Milian). ISBN 9788985700085., 294 pages
External links
[edit]- Heo Ho-Ik 2009, analysed at academic.naver
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
