동학 천도교의 예복 제정 역사와 의의

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to research the enactment history of ritual dress in Donghak and Cheondogyo. Generally speaking, Donghak and Cheondogyo have been made important role among the Korean religious history as a pioneer of Korea New Religious movement. They introduced a new religious culture to the end of Joseon dynasty. Especially they innovated a new dress culture and ritual dress. A ritual dress has a one of the main concepts to introduce religious culture and doctrine. Ritual dress, one of the religious symbols, strengthen the identity of religious community and social image, practicality. Religious community, therefore, should improve new concept and cultural movement continually. There are four steps to adopt ritual dress of Donghak and Cheondogyo. First, in Eundosidae, the era of hidden way, among Je-u Choe who was known as a great master founder and Si-hyeong Choe who was second supreme leader, Blue ritual dress and black costume hat was adopted. Si-hyeong Choe met his master Je-u Choe between asleep and awake. The master put on blue dress and black costume hat. Second, in Hyeondosidae, the era of the transparent way, Byeong-heui Son who was the third supreme leader of Cheondogyo commanded to put on black clothes and cut long hair short. It gave a chance to renovate a new clothes culture. Black clothes was used in ritual dress and daily dress. Third, Cheondogyo adopted Japanese black court dress as a ritual costume dress. Under the Japanese imperialism most of new cultures were adopted through the Japanese culture. And it adopted Korea government black judiciary court dress. Of course there were some argument among the Cheondogyo believers, but they could not find another alternative. And other religions also adopted a black ritual costume dresses. It was nonavoidable social situation as a lower cultures. Forth, the headquater of Cheondogyo decided a new four kinds of ritual costume dress; special designed for a officiating minister, a woman who offering clean water on Siil worship(sunday worship), an emcee person, a training people. This new ritual dress regulation was started at April 5th, 2013, which was a ceremonial day to congratulate the day of awakening truth by Je-u Choe, April 5th, 1860. There are some tasks to accompany the rapid change trend and global mainstream. I hope the Cheondogyo will keep the pioneer to cultivate new religious cultures in the future. It would have a important task to promote Korea new religious value and culture all around world with a daily dress which designed and proud Korean beauty and traditional social morals and good manners.