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The correlation between femininity and 'Cheon-Ji-In(天地人)' in Choi Jeong Hee's work -Focusing on "Jimaek(地脈)", "Inmaek(人脈)" and "Cheonmaek(天脈)"
Chunwon Research journal
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Chunwon Research journal
2019, (14), pp.159-187
Publisher : Chunwon Research Society
Research Area : Korean Literature
2019, (14), pp.159-187
Publisher : Chunwon Research Society
Research Area : Korean Literature
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This article considers Choi Jeong-hee's work 『Jimaek(地脈)』, 『Inmaek(人脈)』, 『Cheonmaek(天脈)』 to be a work that can be read on the basis of Orientalism, and the life of a woman in the ‘Sammaek(三脈)’ I will be focusing on the correlation of ‘Yin-Yang Five Elements(陰陽五行)’ with ‘Cheon-Ji-In(天地人)’. The Yin-Yang Five Elements(陰陽五行) constitute the foundations of the Orientalism, which influenced Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism and also have had a profound influence on many countries of the East. The idea of Confucius ‘Samjae(三才)’ is consistent with the idea of ‘Cheon-Ji-In(天地人)’ in Korea. The concept of ‘Cheon-Ji-In(天地人)’ symbolizes three different things. ‘Cheon(天)’ represents the universe that is symbolizesd by the Heaven, ‘Ji(地)’ represents the Earth, ‘In(人)’ is a component symbolized by Man. What can be found in ‘Sammaek(三脈)’ is that women are manifested while conflict and competition between maternal ethics and feminine desire, and the intellectuals and heroines pioneer their lives as femininity. In this way, we looked at the characteristics revealed in the personality of the characters and tried to expand the reading of ‘Sammaek(三脈)’ through how the harmony of heaven, earth, and man is revealed. Key words: Femininity, Maternal instinct, Yin-Yang Five Elements(陰陽五行), Samjae (三才)
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