신라 유교 가족윤리의 도입과 변용 - 상복법을 중심으로

Abstract

This paper examined the background and meaning of Confucian family ethics introduced and utilized by paying attention to the introduction of the law of mourning (喪服法) in Silla. The law of mourning (喪服法) based on Confucianism is a law on Confucian family ethics. The mourning system of the “the Ritual System (禮制)'s Ceremony (『儀禮』)” stipulates that the mourning system is a five-grade system according to the kinship and estranged relationship between the living and the dead, that is, the intimacy and estranged relationship, and perspective. The law of mourning (喪服法) based on the hierarchy of the kinship group became a means of giving order to the family and the family and strengthening the bond of kinship. The orderly hierarchy of the family expanded to society and played a role in solidifying the foundation and structure of society. In other words, the family order was transformed into a social order, and the private order was transformed into a public order. The law of mourning (喪服法) was enacted and implemented in the Middle-ancient Period of Silla Dynasty (中古期), and as a result, the concept of family in the Ritual Syste (禮制)'s sense of Confucianism based on the religious system, the Process of Clan Rules (chongpŏpje 宗法制), the family principle in ancient China, was introduced. The 7th century East Asian International Exhibition served as an opportunity for Silla society to change completely. War became a window for human exchange as well as material exchange, and society changed in all directions. During the 7th century East Asian International War, the concept of “Chunghyoyangjeon (忠孝兩全)” was established, which became the most prioritized ethics in Confucian family ethics. The Silla’s royal family in the Middle-Age period of Silla Dynasty (中代), established through the war of the 7th century, tried to control and regulate society through the acceptance of the ruling and the application of the Ritual System (禮制), and Confucian family ethics gradually functioned as a social norm. As such, Silla's Confucian family ethics was applied and utilized according to Silla's situation.