군함과 선교: 1842년 세실·장시니·리브와의 〈조선 구상〉과 顚倒된 실행, 김대건·최양업의 입국과 순교

Abstract

The “Warship” and the “Bible” were closely connected as symbols of “Western Powers over the East” in the mid-19th century. From the present perspective, the combination of the warships and the mission seems mismatched and wrong, but formerly often praised as “the Devine Providence.” The “Joseon Plan” of the French Admiral J.B. Cécille and the special envoy D. Jancigny, and the favorable response of the priest N. Libois to the plan, encouraged the boarding of J. A. Maistre, Kim Daegoeon and Choi Yangeop on French warship in 1842. However, in the middle of 1842, Cécile and Jancigny withdrew their trip plan to Joseon. This decision was related to French policy of active intervention in China and Vietnam after the signing of Nanjing Treaty. The complete entry of Kim Daegeon, Choi Yangeop, and J. A. Maistre to Joseon took ten year, and none of their entry was made by warship. The belated appearance of Cécille’s warship on the Korean west coast and its premature evacuation in 1846, on the contrary, hastened Kim Daegeon’s death. The basic position of Kim Daegeon and the French priests was to obtain religious freedom in a peaceful way. Although they advocated the usage of warships or the armed demonstration, they did not intend to wage war.