함양향교 소장문서에 나타난 총동원체제기 조선총독부의 향교 동원과 변형

Abstract

What roles did Hyanggyo(鄕校: local national Confucian school) played in colonial Joseon, especially in the General Mobilization System? Did it just play a role to deliver local Confucian scholars Gyeonghagwon(經學院)’s instructions, or did it more active roles, for example, to transform the religious rituals of Hyanggyo and the organization of local Confucian scholars? For this study, the documents possessed in Hamyang Hyanggyo were used. Hamyang Hyanggyo appropriately played the role as a Intermediary for the mobilization in the General Mobilization System. As Gyeonghagwon gave Hamyang Hanggyo the task to lead the local Confucian scholars to understand their roles in the war, Hamyang Hyanggyo immediately held a symposium for the local Confucian and collected the poetry to support Japan and sent Gyeonghagwon as soon as the Hyanggyo received the instruction. And, Hyanggyo played more active roles to transform the Confucian 462 ∙ 국학연구 Vol.40 rituals and the residents’ daily life so that the Confucian scholars and the residents could cooperate positively Japan. It was done in two field. One was to add Seo-go-shik(誓告式) in the ritual of first and fifth day every month and read aloud Seo-go-mun(誓告文) in Seogjeon(釋奠) in spring and autumn every year from, both of them meant to support Japan cause the war. The other was to encourage local Confucian scholars to establish small organizations to support Japanese ideology of colonization.