Gyeogam Yurok
Scholar
Nam Sago (남사고, 南師古, 1509–1571) was a scholar of the Joseon period of Korea,{{sfn|Doopedia/Nam_Sago}} who was styled Gyeogam. He is said to have mastered (通達) Occult_sciences (易學), feng shui (風水), astronomy (天文), fortune-telling (卜筮) and face-reading (相法).{{sfn|Heo_Hoik|2009}} In his later years, he served as Astronomy Professor (天文敎授) at Gwansanggam (觀象監). He was known for poems and prose with prophetic intents.{{sfn|AKS/Gyeogam Ilgo}}
Book
In 1977, Lee Do-eun{{what|date=February 2021}} donated a book titled Gyeogam Yurok ({{langx|ko|격암유록}}) containing a set of prophecies attributed to Nam Sago.{{sfn|Encykor/Nam Sago Prophecies}}
These prophecies supposedly unveiled the mysteries of 450 years of Korean history, forecasting many events of the past such as the Imjin War, the Donghak Peasant Revolution, the [ Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty] of 1910, as well as the liberation and division of the Korean Peninsula, the Korean War, the 4·19 Revolution (1960) and the 5·16 military coup d'état (1961).{{sfn|Jeong|2009}}{{rs|date=February 2021}}
In 1995, Kim Hawon criticized the book as a forgery; many of its elements have been branded as anachronisms.{{sfn|Kim_Hawon|2004}}{{sfn|Jeong|2009}}{{rs|date=February 2021}}
In any case, a copy of this book is kept in the National Library of Korea.{{sfn|Jeong|2009}}{{rs|date=February 2021}}
Notes
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References
- Doopedia: {{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=Doosan Encyclopedia |title=남사고 |trans-title=Nam Sago |url=https://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=1075089&cid=40942&categoryId=37713 |ref={{harvid|Doopedia/Nam_Sago}}}}
- AKS: {{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=Academy of Korean Studies |title=격암일고(格庵逸稿) |trans-title=Gyeogam Writings |url=https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/Item/E0002135#cm_meta |ref={{harvid|AKS/Gyeogam Ilgo}}}}
- EncyKor: {{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Korean National Culture |title=남사고비결 |trans-title=Nam Sago Prophecies |url=https://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=532883&cid=46650&categoryId=46650 |ref={{harvid|Encykor/Nam Sago Prophecies}}}}
- {{cite journal |author=Heo Ho-ik 허호익 |title=격암유록의 위조와 기독교 이단들의 종교혼합주의 |trans-title=Forgery of 『Gyeokam Yurok』 and religious syncretism of Christian cults |journal= 장신논단 長神論壇 (Korea Presbyterian Journal of Theology) |date=December 2009 |pages= 41–70 |url=https://www.puts.ac.kr/js_nondan/files/%ED%97%88%ED%98%B8%EC%9D%B5.pdf |ref={{harvid|Heo_Hoik|2009}}}}
- analysed at [https://academic.naver.com/article.naver?doc_id=288389588 academic.naver]
- {{cite news |title=국운예언서 '격암유록'은 진짜인가 ? |trans-title=Is the Korean prophecy "Gyukam Yurok" Real ? |author=Jeong Yong-in |date=2009-02-03 |series=9 Cover Stories about prophecies|work=Weekly Kyunghyang |url=http://weekly.khan.co.kr/khnm.html?mode=view&code=115&artid=19232&pt=nv |ref={{harvid|Jeong|2009}} }}
- {{cite book |last=Kim |first=Hawon |author2=김 하원. |title=격암유록은 가짜 정감록은 엉터리 송하비결은? |trans-title=What is the secret of Gyeogam Yurok counterfeiting Jeonggam Nok? |publisher=Minjung Chulpansa, 2nd ed. 2008 |publication-place=Seoul |date=2004 |isbn=978-89-98024-24-6 |language=ko |ref={{harvid|Kim_Hawon|2004}}}}
External links
- [https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9780824875503-018/html Secret Predictions of Nam Sago]
Category:Forgery controversies