울릉도 배상삼 전설의전승담론과 설화문화학 (Transmission Discourse and Folktale culturology of the BaeSangsam Legends in Ulleung Island)

서지정보

· 발행기관 : 국립경국대학교 민속학연구소
· 수록지 정보 : 민속연구 / 32호 / 35 ~ 58페이지
· 저자명 : 조정현

초록

이 논문에서는 전설이 특정 집단의 역사적 기억이라는 전제를 염두하고 그것이 메워준 역사의 틈새 또는 그 틈새가 추구한 역사적 리얼리티가 무엇인가에 관심을 둔다. 배상삼과 관련한 120여년 전의 사건에서 울릉도 주민들은 어떤 것을 주로 기억하고 구술하였으며, 또 왜 그렇게 하였는가를 살피고, 결국 집단의 기억이 추구한 것은 무엇인지를 소환해낸다면, 설화문화학적 관점에서 전설과 역사, 전승담론과 문화정치 등의 관계를 밝혀낼 수 있을 것이라 기대한다.
울릉도 배상삼 전설은 집단적 기억의 매체로서 전설로 전승되어 오다가 100여년이 지난 뒤 문헌기록으로 남게 되면서 역사의 지위를 얻고 있다. 하지만 역사로서 기록된 풍부한 내용에 비해 현재 전승되고 있는 배상삼 전설은 상당부분 파편화되어 있고 기억으로부터 멀어져가고 있는 상황이다. 그럼에도 배상삼 전설의 편린들은 120년 전 울릉도의 상황과 울릉도 개척민들이 꿈꾸던 이상사회를 이해할 수 있는 중요한 자료이다. 또한 부끄러운 과거로서 배상삼 살해사건에 대한 풀이이자 상생의 기제로 전승되면서 미래의 화해와 공존을 기대하게 만드는 문학전통이라 하겠다.

영어초록

BaeSangsam(裵尙三) was a cheif of the Ulleung island in the latter era of the Choson Dynasty. He is securing his position in the center of character legend in Ulleung island by being connected with fame of mysterious place. By the way, it is noted that character legend with other features is being handed down according to historical position of each village in Ulleung island..
The purpose of this study was to examine features of village story by examining character legend related to one character through diverse villages related to the pertinent character’s life. If the existing researches expressed ‘Character’s understanding through legend’ or ‘Understanding or comparison of village through story’, this study has ‘Comparison of cognitive difference every village through character legend’ as its goal. The study made a foundation to re‐recognize character and village community through features of village related to the pertinent character in reverse.
In the present point of time that BaeSangsam’s achievements take a new view, a work tracking traces around him has meaning to conclude his life and regional & social meaning more completely, not an intention to make negative recognition about him distinguished. As all people reading history of Ulleung island feel, it makes our heart hurt to be not evaluated in a proper way since his personality and good judgment make us aware of respect and attachment. However, we shall note that character legend as a joint work of community is following position of community on the basis of historical experience of community‐especially village‐than following emotion based on each individual’s knowledge or information.
Conclusions gotten by analysis on his stories are as follows. First, stories as village culture form position of village members based on historical experience thoroughly. Second, stories as village culture are reflexed a history of communal memories, and beyond each individual’s position and follow the total position of village even if each individual is in position opposed to them. Namely, we can see that village community than each individual is considered preferentially in stories. Third, character legend of BaeSangsam is reflecting position and opinions of the people dynamically, having correlations with historical pieces detailed facts. The people expressed their opinions positively in the process of overcoming Japanese Invasion of Korea in the latter era of the Choson Dynasty through BaeSangsam.

참고자료

· 없음