1699년 慶州府의 鄕飮酒禮 시행과 의미

Abstract

This article examines the background, procedure, and meaning of Hyangeumjurye(鄕飮酒禮) in the government office area in Gyeongju(慶州) in October 1699, focusing on the historical records of 『Dongdohyangeumrye(東都鄕飮禮)』. This Hyangeumjurye event was held under the leadership of Lee Hyung-Sang(李衡祥), the Minister of Gyeongju. It was an event that concluded projects to correct customs such as abolishing unauthorized ritual(淫祀) and preserving Gija(箕子)'s well-field system within Gyeongju. Most of the 79 people who attended the event were Sajok(士族), who was leading the community in Gyeongju at the time. The Sajok of Gyeongju built and operated a Seowon(書院) with the support of Lee Hyung-Sang. At the same time, the Minister of Gyeongju tried to achieve the purpose of governing the region and correcting customs by utilizing Doyakso(都約所), which was composed mainly of Sajok. The Doyakso is an organization that oversees Yakso(約所) set up in myeon(面), a small administrative unit in the region. The organization held a meeting of Sajok, Hyang-hoe(鄕會), to select people to attend Hyangeumjurye. The selection was based on the public opinion of the region, based on government office, age, study, and virtue. In addition, according to the assigned role, seats, order, and clothing were distinguished and arranged. Participants in the event were mainly executives of organizations leading the local community, such as Seowon, Hyanggyo(鄕校), Yakso, and leaping station. In particular, through historical records 『Doyakan(都約案)』, the fact that aristocrats who were active in the region, centered on the seowon, participated was identified. Held in Gyeongju in 1699, Hyangeumjurye maximized the effect of correcting customs by visualizing abstract Confucian virtues such as loyalty, harmony, and humility using rituals. The procedure is similar to that of 『Gukjo Oryeeui(國朝五禮儀)』, but seems to have changed the order and content according to regional characteristics or the tendency of the organizer. Those who attended the event remembered by writing a poem that the edification of Three Dynasties(三代), which is referred to as the utopia in Confucianism, was realized in Gyeongju due to the implementation of Hyangeumjurye.