Abstract:

O Huimun, a Joseon yangban who had never passed the civil service examination and consequently never been appointed to a government position, was travelling around Jeolla Province in 1592 when the first Japanese invasion of the Imjin War (1592–1598) occurred. From the outset of his travels at the end of 1591 until his return to Seoul early in 1601, O Huimun kept an almost unbroken daily record of his and his family’s life experiences as they struggled to survive in the adverse conditions of wartime Joseon. One of the most salient features of the “Gabo illok” (Daily record of the lunar year 1594) section of the diary is O Huimun’s frequent recourse to divination during the time when he and his family were taking refuge in Imcheon 林川 in Chungcheong Province and came into contact with Yi Bongnyeong, a divination official (myeonggwagwan 命課官) in the Office of Observance of Natural Phenomena (Gwansanggam 觀象監) of the Joseon government, who was also taking refuge there. In order to help us better understand the daily life and world view of a Neo-Confucian yangban in mid-Joseon times, this article examines O Huimun’s frequent recourse to Yi Bongnyeong’s divination in relation to health matters, his daughter’s marriage and childbirth, his sons’ prospects in the civil service examination, and general fortune telling.

摘要：

O Huimun，朝鲜两班1592 年日本第一次入侵临津战争（1592-1598）发生时，他从未通过公务员考试，因此从未被任命为政府职位。从 1591 年底开始旅行到 1601 年初返回首尔，吴慧敏几乎不间断地每天记录着他和他的家人在朝鲜战时的恶劣条件下挣扎求生的生活经历。日记中“Gabo Illok”（农历1594年的日常记录）部分最显着的特征之一是O Huimun在他和他的家人在忠清道的Imcheon林川避难期间经常求助于占卜并接触到占卜官易奉宁（明光关）命课官）在朝鲜政府的观象监，他也在那里避难。为了帮助我们更好地了解朝鲜中期新儒家两班的日常生活和世界观，本文考察了欧慧敏在健康问题、女儿婚育、儿子等方面经常求助于易奉宁的占卜。 ' 在公务员考试中的前景，以及一般的算命。