조선 서원(書院) 훼철 논의의 전개-인조부터 정조까지

Abstract

This research has reviewed the debates of seowon demolishing in governors of Chosun from Injo to Jengjo. In former researchs about sewon, the researchers have claimed that many seowons losed the unique roles as confucian education, and deprived all people of their some properties. These abuses were causes of their abolishment. According to this research, these abuses which former researcher claimed did not discussed importantly. The governors paid attention to suitability of person that seowon paid it's respect. The critics indicated some seowons had admired unsuitable person. Meanwhile, defenders emphasized that the educational function of seowon was very valuable. They regarded the economical and political support for seowon as intelligent investment. After Injo, governors of Chosun obeyed the laws which regulate the unsuitable seowons. And these rules were observed till Jengjo. To sum up, real abolitions of seowon occurred two times till Jengo. First had been performed in Sukjong, second did in Yongjo. The criteria of these demolishing was if they had got permission of seowon foundation or not. The acts were punishments of illegality. This result reveal that demolishing causes of sewon were the unsuitability of person who seowon paid it's respect. That was what the governors considered most importantly in related to seowon.