조선 초기 음악정책과 성리학 지배의 공고화 ―성종시기 악학궤범樂學軌範 편찬 및 여악女樂 문제를 중심으로

Abstract

Akhak gwebeom(樂學軌範, Illustrated Text on Traditional Music) was established at the end of the Seongjong(成宗) era. It is a summary of music policies of Seongjong who completed a series of legistlation based on the ideology of Neo-Confucianism and who died at an early age. It can be said that Akhak gwebeom(樂學軌範) is inductively reflecting Seongjong’s position on the music policy which had been developed since early Joseon period. This article is an attempt to discover the meaning and limitation of Seongjong’s strong will to establish a centralized political order and to consolidate the Neo-Confucian domination through publishing Akhak gwebeom(樂學軌範). At the same time, by examining the music-related policies which had been promoted by Joseon’s royal family from the beginning of Joseon Dynasty, I want to reveal that the publication of Akhak gwebeom(樂學軌範) was one of the political attempts to finish up a centralization which had been pursued through the first hundred years of the dynasty. First, we would examine the relationship between Confucianism and music, focusing on the Confucian scripture. Secondly, through The Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, we would analyze the problem of woman musician in the context of the important issues of Neo-Confucianism. Thirdly, the publication of Akhak gwebeom(樂學軌範) would be demonstrated to be one of the formalization processes of standardization of Neo-Confucianism dominance order. At the conclusion, the meaning and limitation of the Seongjong’s music policy would be discussed.