Chŏn Uch'i

Korean Taoist scholar (fl. 15th–16th centuries) Chŏn Uch'i (Korean: 전우치; Hanja: 田禹治; fl. 15th and 16th centuries) was a Taoist scholar during the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He is known by many as the most prominent "historical Taoist sorcerer" in Korean history, and a representative trickster from old Korean literature. His art name was Usa (우사; 羽士), which means "featherman". Though he was a Taoist heretic, he studied Confucianism under Sŏ Kyŏngdŏk. Stories about his historical centurys and legend life According to the Complete Works from Azure Residence by Yi Deok-moo, when Chŏn was very young, he went to a mountain temple to study in solitude. One day, the rice wine which was brewed at the temple vanished. The monks scolded Chŏn, accusing him of drinking it. Chŏn was aggrieved and upset, so he decided to hunt down the true culprit. He waited beside the wine jugs until twilight. At dusk, a nine-tailed fox came out from the forest and drank the wine until she was drunk. Chŏn jumped out and tied her up with some rope. The fox offered him her grimoire if he would release her. Chŏn accepted that and became a sorcerer through studying the fox's grimoire. In