P'ungsu, livre ebook

This book is a milestone in the history of academic research on the development and role of geomancy (fengshui in Chinese and p'ungsu in Korean) in Korean culture and society. As the first interdisciplinary work of its kind, it investigates many topics in geomancy studies that have never been previously explored, and contains contributions from a number of disciplines including geography, historical studies, environmental science, architecture, landscape architecture, religious studies, and psychoanalysis. While almost all books in English about geomancy are addressed to general readers as practical guides for divining auspicious locations, P'ungsu is a work of rigorous scholarship that documents, analyzes, and explains past and current practices of geomancy. Its readers will better understand the impact of geomancy on the Korean cultural landscape and appreciate the significant ecological principles embedded in the geomantic traditions of Korea; while researchers will discover new insights and inspirations for future research on geomancy not only in Korea, but in China and elsewhere.
List of Figures and Tables
Acknowledgments
PART I. Toward a History of Geomancy in KoreaAn Overview of Its Development
1. Introduction: Historical and Cultural Studies of Geomancy in Korea
Hong-key Yoon
1 A Journey to the Collective Authorship of This Book
2 The Aim and Objectives of This Book
3 The Contents and Structure of This Book
4 Astro-Geomancy in Korea
5 The Definition of P’ungsu and Korean Geomancy
6 Why Geomancy Instead of Fengshui? The Roots of Western Academic Studies of Fengshui (Geomancy)
7 Review of Modern Research on Korean Geomancy
2. The Eight Periods in the History of Korean Geomancy
Hong-key Yoon
1 From the Time of Introduction to the Time toward the End of the Silla Dynasty before Tosŏn, the Geomancer-Monk (from the Ancient Era to the Ninth Century)
2 From the Time of Master Tosŏn to King Kojong of the Koryŏ Dynasty (from the Ninth Century to 1259)
3 The Paucity of Practicing Geomancy during the Mongol Domination (1231–1356)
4 From King Kongmin of the Koryŏ Dynasty, Post Mongol, to the Fourth King of the Chosŏn Dynasty, King Sejong (1351–1450)
5 From King Sejo (r. 1455–1468) to the Time before the Rise of Sirhak or the Practical Learning School (1670)
6 From the Sirhak School to the End of the Chosŏn Dynasty (1670–1910)
7 The Period of Japanese Colonial Rule (1910–1945)
8 From the Liberation (1945) to the Present
3. Geomancy and Major Social Upheavals (Armed Uprisings) in the History of Korea
Hong-key Yoon
1 The Myoch’ŏng Rebellion
2 The Hong Kyŏngnae Rebellion
3 Chŏn Pongjun and the Tonghak Peasants’ Movement
4 Summary Remarks on Geomancy and Social Upheavals
4. Government Affairs Relating to Geomancy during the Time of Premodern Korea
Hong-key Yoon

1 Government Examinations for Geomancers
2 Government Bureaus of Geomancy
3 Important Textbooks of Geomancy during the Chosŏn Dynasty
5. A Glimpse of Environmental Management through Geomancy in Korean History
Hong-key Yoon
1 Official Records on the Impact of Geomancy on Vegetation in Korean History
2 A Small Grove of Trees around a Commoner’s Grave as a Means of Environmental Management
3 Royal Graves and Conservation of Forest
4 Preference for Certain Trees in Geomancy for Cosmological Harmony
5 Geomancy and Forest Land Tenure
6 Serious Geomantic Debates on Water Pollution
6. Principal Characteristics of Korean Geomancy
Hong-key Yoon
1 Mainly Based on the Form (Landform-Landscape) School
2 Preoccupation with Grave Geomancy
3 Strong Belief in the Idea of Reinforcing Geomantic Conditions through Artificial Means or Sanch’ŏn Piboron
4 Close Association with Geomantic Prophecies or Chiri Toch’am 地理 圖讖
5 A Close Association with Social Upheaval (Armed Uprisings)
6 Chigi soewangnon—the Idea that the Vital Energy of an Auspicious Site Can Wane or Wax through Time
7 Significant Impact of Geomancy on Korean Cartography
PART II. Selected Topics in Korean GeomancyHistorical-Cultural Studies
7. Geomantic Practices of Water Acquisition and Management during the Chosŏn Dynasty
Dowon Lee
1 Background
2 Acquisition and Management of Water Resources
3 Conclusions
8. Geomantic Folk Narratives on the Bamboo Groves in Chinju City: Landscape as a Sign of Geomantic and Confucian Ideology
Kim Duk Hyun
1 Understanding the Groves of Traditional Korean Settlements
2 The Groves as Signifie