유교의 은밀한 여성 억압 - 부부유별은 평등한 윤리 강령으로 평가될 수 있는가? -

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to provide a reflective examination of the existing argument that fufuyoubie 夫婦有別 initially functioned as a bilateral ethic of mutual respect. Focusing on the records of the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States period, the Shi Jing, Chunqiu Zuo Shi Zhuan, and Guo Yu, I will expose the distortion of women in literature and historical records by contrasting the different descriptions of women and men in literature: In Shi Jing, women are portrayed as devoted women; in Chunqiu Zuo Shi Zhuan, women's social authority and consequent social activities are partially concealed; in Guo Yu, women are portrayed as dependent on and subordinate to men's social achievements. This confirms that even early Confucianism, before it was appropriated and transformed into the ruling ideology of the Han Empire, had a distorted view of men and women. The discrimination and oppression of women in the Confucian tradition can be traced back to Confucius and Mencius and even earlier. In order to speak of fufuyoubie as an ethical guideline for equality, there must first be an accurate description of its context and limitations.