묵암 배극소의 예학(禮學) - 사례간요(四禮簡要)를 중심으로 -

Abstract

Muk-am Bae Guek-So's scholarly interests spanned a wide range of Confucian topics, but his most famous work is the Saryeganyo that is the book about the Study of the Li. Written in the 19th century, Saryeganyo was compiled with the clear purpose of exploring the relevance of the four ceremonial occasions of coming of age, wedding, funeral, and ancestral rites to changing times, while not losing sight of their core values and meaning. The fact that Bae was able to take these concerns of the Study of the Li and connect them to practical work was based on the assets and traditions about the Study of the Li that had been carried out and accumulated during the Joseon Dynasty. This book cites more relevant books and theories produced in Korea than in China. This is not only in terms of quantity, but also in terms of content. In this book, Bae actively reflects the achievements about the Study of the Li of the Joseon Dynasty, but in doing so, he maintains a very scholarly neutral attitude, i.e., he fairly reflects the research achievements of the Yeongnam school and the Giho school, which have enriched the Study of the Li of the Joseon Dynasty. The significance of Saryeganyo is that it reflects the trend of the 19th century, when the Study of the Li in the Joseon Dynasty moved from the stage of research to the stage of practice.