고려시대사 연구와 재이(災異) 사료의 활용

Abstract

In the premodern age, calamity referred to a natural phenomenon which was regarded as being abnormal from the viewpoint of knowledge at that time like solar eclipse or appearance of deformed animal as well as natural disasters. Calamity had great damage and had a great effect on politics. Because calamity was treated as a sensitive issue in justification of political authority, each dynasty was extremely worried about preparation plans and recorded the relevant facts. Until now the academia has almost never reviewed overall research articles on calamity in the Goryeo Dynasty. However, there has been a rising interest on disasters as it realized the seriousness of natural climate change. Now, to raise the research level on calamity and expand the perspective of research, the features and limits of the historical records need to be exactly understood. Also results and issues of the precedent studies need to be systematically reviewed, and their problems need to be examined. This thesis examined the current status and issues of the studies by dividing the fields into the historical feature of calamity records, the application of the theory of ‘mutual resonance between Heaven and human beings’, the anti-calamity measures of the centralized government, the change of the natural environment, the medical treatment of epidemics etc.. The points which need additional research in the future are as follows：First, when studying calamity, the limits of the historical records should be first recognized and criticized and corrected. Second, the theory of ‘mutual resonance between Heaven and human beings’ needs to be studied from the viewpoint of the theory of political culture, not just as the political ideas. Third, response to calamity needs to be studied from the viewpoint of pluralism and coexistence in the Goryeo Dynasty. Fourth, studies on the original texts which interpret calamity as prophecy and the political functions should be done. Fifth, a high level of DB of calamity should be built in a range of East Asia and efficient interdisciplinary research should be done based on it.