조선조 先蠶樂章 연구

Abstract

According to the document that king recommended agriculture and sericulture from the early stage of Shilla and Goguryeo, the history of recommended agriculture and sericulture is long in Korea. Chinese people in classical era held a memorial service for Weon Bi(元妃), the late Queen of Hwang Je(黃帝) as well as Nu Zo(嫘祖), daughter of Seo Reung(徐陵), because she taught sericulture for people and set them free from freezing to death. Therefore, future generations had performed ancestral worship for her as Seonjam(先蠶). In this country, the system and processes of Seonjam were completed until Goryeo Dynasty, ballad dance of them is supposed to have no difference between China and Joseon Dynasty. In Joseon Dynasty, they performed worship for Seonjam firstly even until the 2nd year of King Jeongjong, in the next year they made Seonjam Akjang. The fact that they performed Seonjam worship for the first time in the King Jeongjong era suggests a new ritual ceremony was started at that time, also the fact to make Seonjam Akjang newly in the King Taejong era is an comment suggesting about making a new Akjang different from Goryeo Dynasty's. The process of Queen's participation in the ritual ceremony was done until King Seongjong era. With Seonnong, Seonjam was a ritual ceremony to be taken very seriously. Many parts of Seonjam akjang text were accepted from the Book of Songs, second documents were Confucian Bible like the I-ching, the Shoo-king, and manual of ceremonies like Oryetong'go, the rest seems to be their creation. Like this, Seonjam Akjang made in the category of Joseon Dynasty A-ak Akjang's form and content was composed on demand of securing the East Asian standard or universality of ritual ceremonies. Jeonpye Akjang's content is to serve Jamsin[the God of silkworm] sacrifices and pray for God's having them. Choheon Akjang's content is to praise for eternity of the system and great favor of Jamsin and her advent. In Cheolbyeondoo Akjang, they declared the finish of ritual ceremony in full swing and exposed their belief about the God's advent.