근세 일본 문묘 향사 위차의 특징 분석 - 동시기 한국·중국과의 비교를 중심으로 -

Abstract

In this study, I analyzed the characteristics of the order of spirit tablets of Japanese Confucian temple in Edo period focusing on the comparison with Korea and China. Analyzing the problem that "Whom, at what position, and in what order did they sacrifice in Confucian temple?" can give a help to understand the education of this period in Japan, because the Confucian sages served in Confucian temple were inseparable from the educational purpose and content of that era. According to the results of this study, like Joseon dynasty Japan also adhered to traditional ways without following the Jiajing-system of Ming dynasty in the nominal problem of spirit tablets in Confucian temple. And there is an unique element such as 'Jeonnae Jongsawi(殿內從祀位)' not found in the order of spirit tablets in Confucian temples of Korea and China. In the case of the order of spirit tablets in the east-west accessory buildings of Confucian Temple, Japan was fully consistent with the Ming Dynasty except the nominal problem, and unlike the Joseon Dynasty they did not sacrifice their own Confucian scholars in Confucian temple. These features appeared in the order of spirit tablets in Confucian Temple show that the Japanese education in Edo period, while sharing a portion of the universality of the East Asian Confucian education, was developed with significant particularities.