金堤 지역의 유학 전통과 그 특징

Abstract

The Gimje(金堤) region is one of the regions in Jeollabuk-do with a relatively strong tradition of Confucianism. In the Gimje region, including Mangyeong(萬頃) and Geumgu(金溝) during the Joseon Dynasty, the tradition of Confucianism took root in the region when Jo Gan(趙簡, 1264~1325), one of the representative Confucian scholars of the late Goryeo Dynasty, began his lecture activities. In the late Goryeo and early Joseon Dynasties, major writers including Park Ui-jung(朴宜中, 1337~ 1403) went into hiding. Meanwhile, the Confucian tradition in the Gimje region took root centered on fidelity. Through the period of Sahwa(士禍), the activities of scholars of the Sarim school, including Lee Gye-maeng(李繼孟, 1458~1523), continued, and later, with the production of Lee Hang(李恒, 1499~1576), the representative writer of Honam, the understanding of Confucianism deepened. Afterwards, while the production of literati of the Yulgok school began in earnest, and through the Japanese Invasion of Korea and the Byeongja Manchu War, literati in the Gimje region highlighted their practical aspects and strengthened the Confucian ethos of the region. In the course of academic controversies, such as the Horak debate(湖洛論爭), that took place within the Yulgok school since the 18th century, the Gimje region showed a tendency to adhere to a specific theory or that disciples of a specific school did not lead the local Confucianism on a full-time basis, and this tendency has been consistent with the Yulgok school since the mid-19th century. This led to the production of disciples of various schools. As the Neo-Confucian trend became more prominent in the modern and contemporary era, a new Confucian trend was created following the Silhak(實學) trend established in the previous period, and its artistic aspects were also specified. In this paper, the trends in Confucianism revealed in the Gimje region were examined privately, paying attention to the flow of Confucianism in Joseon. A list of major Confucian scholars produced or active in the Gimje region is based on privately compiled geographical journals, including 『GimjeGunji(金堤郡誌)』(1917), anthology materials related to Confucian scholars in the Gimje region, and recent Confucian-related publications published in the region. The purpose was to identify their aspects and roughly organize their studies, thoughts, and activities. Based on this, the Confucian tradition in the Gimje region was organized into a practical ethos based on fidelity and loyalty, the coexistence of various theories and academic lines, the embodiment of Silhak aspects, the expression of artistic ethos, and the embodiment of reformed Confucianism.