조선 세종 국상의 의식 구성과 진행

Abstract

This study analyzes the composition and procession of the state funeral held for King Sejong. Such an undertaking is designed to develop a better understanding of the contents of the funeral rites that constituted one of the five rites of Joseon. The funeral rites for King Sejong represented the first state funeral that applied the Five Rites (五禮, orye) found in the <Sejong sillok (Annals of King Sejong)> following the reorganization of rites during early Joseon. It was also the first state funeral conducted by the successor who ascended to the throne after the death of the preceding king. Existing studies have either entirely failed or only partially analyzed the contents written in the annotations of rites regarding the ceremonial procedures for state funerals, and have as such failed to establish the general composition and contents of the state funeral found in the Five Rites (五禮, orye). In this regard, there has been a shortage of research conducted on individual state funerals carried out based on various preceding annotations of state funerals. Comparisons of these individual state funerals have also proven difficult. Based on precedent annotations of rites, this study analyzes the composition of the ceremonial rituals in the Five Rites estimated to have been referred to during the state funeral for King Sejong. In this regard, this study intends to reveal the status of the state funeral for King Sejong in the subsequent reorganization process of state funerals by comparing these ensuing funerals with the procession of the state funeral for King Sejong recorded in the <Munjong sillk (Annals of King Munjong)>.