『論語』의 音樂論 - 음악의 교화 작용과 상보적 예악 개념에 대한 검토 -

Abstract

The concept of the edifying effect of music and the concept of the complementary function of ritual and music, which are emphasized in the "Yuelun" chapter of the Xunzi and the "Yueji" chapter of the Liji, would not be valid in the Lunyu, considering a possibility that those concepts are established after the Lunyu. Even though music seems to be perceived from an ethical viewpoint in the Lunyu, it is difficult to claim that the Lunyu acknowledges the edifying effect of music. If this effect of music is not a valid concept, the complementary function of ritual and music is not also applicable to the Lunyu. The concept of ritual and music appears to first gain significance in the Lunyu; however, music is not discussed as a complementary counterpart of ritual but discussed as a subordinate concept of ritual, in the sense that music is mainly portrayed in the context of a ceremony where music is under restriction of ritual. In spite of the questionable validity of understanding the Lunyu based on the edifying effect of music and the complementary function of ritual and music, these concepts are presumed when interpreting some of the passages of the Lunyu, such as Lunyu 17.4, 11.5, 13.3 and 17.11. Those concepts are not necessarily required in order to understand those passages; moreover, considering the possibility of those concepts emerging after the Lunyu, more convincing interpretation of the Lunyu can be made by maintaining distance from those concepts.