조선후기 경상도 監營의 營房과 安東의 향리사회－안동 향리사회의 영방 주도권 유지 전략과 향리 가계들의 상호 견제 기제

Abstract

This study is focused on the management mode and the construction change of Gamyong’s chamber of clerks who were in charge of administration of Kyungsang province in the late Joseon Dynasty. In the process, the mechanism will be clarified which maintained Andong Hyangli’s long-termed hegemony. This paper presupposes that in the late Joseon provincial administrative systems, Gamyoung’s function and portion increased and thus chamber of clerks's influencial power also increased. To prove this presupposition, this study explored new raw materials and constructed database that can show the power relations of chamber of Gamyong clerks and Andong Hyangli. 489 of younglis who ascended to high rank in the chamber of clerks and 386 of Andong Hyangli in the high position are analyzed in this study. The research of this paper arrived at the following conclusions: First, Andong Hyangli after the 17th century monopolized chamber of Gamyong clerks and hence after tried to build systematic support to solidify their power. Secondly, Youngli roster made in the earlier 17th century, although it was a resistance against the monopoly of Andong chamber of clerks, could not change the reality. Thirdly, Andong hyangli's monopoly of chamber of clerks and their hegemony in the late Joseon was supported by the compromise and distribution of positions among hyanglis from different areas. Furthermore, Andong hyangli attempted to eacape criticism against themselves through solidarity with neighboring hyanglis. Forthly, Andong Hyanglis maintained their inner solidarity through initiation ceremony, which was regarded as indispensible to maintain their hegemony. Fifthly, Andong's important lineages of local clerks monopolized the important positions of chambers of clerks in Andong. However, appropriate distributiion of position among the members lessened the inner conflicts and thereby strengthened the foundation of their social positions.