조선 왕실 의례 속의 여성과 한글 문헌의 역할- 1827년의 존숭례와 진작례를 중심으로

Abstract

This paper presents a case study to evaluate the purposes and qualities of diverse Hangeul documents manufactured for ceremonies encompassing the queen and the crown princess in the Joseon dynasty. The analysis focuses on the Ceremony of Awarding Honorific Titles and the Court Feast in 1827 (27th year of King Sunjo's reign), which produced a relatively large number of Hangeul documents. The ceremony differed from previous ones as the king and queen were bestowed honorific titles to celebrate the birth of a crown prince. Additionally, it was conducted in the Jagyeongjeon Hall, or inner hall, of Changgyeonggung Palace, where the king and queen had separate ceremonies. As the rituals conducted within the inner court comprised not only the queen but also women from different social classes such as the crown princess, princesses, court maidens, and female performers, the production of Hangeul documents was certain to facilitate these ceremonies. The main participant of the ritual, the queen, received a Korean and Chinese version of the following documents: explanation of ritual 儀註, portable record of ritual protocol 笏記, investiture letter 冊文, seal inscription 寶文, praise 致辭, congratulatory message 箋文, and lyric 樂章. At this time, the Korean version of the ritual was a Hangeul transliteration of the Chinese version. The crown princess and participating princesses received only the Hangeul transliteration of the praise recited in their honor, as well as Hangeul transliterations of the explanation of the ritual and a portable record of the ritual protocol to help them understand the entire ritual procedure. In addition, court maidens and female performers who assisted the queen and crown princess and served as practitioners in the ritual were provided with both Korean transliterations and Chinese versions of the portable record of the ritual protocol and the lyrics, which are the scripts of the jade investment letter, jade seal inscription, praise, congratulatory message, and songs that they would recite. It is important to note that the Royal Protocol for the Court Feast was produced not only for the king's perusal and for various departments' storage but also included a Chinese version and Korean translation for the queen and the crown princess, respectively Different types of Hangeul documents were produced based on the roles of women who participated in rituals. Depending on the user's status, they wrote on different types of paper and decorated the cover with various fabric types and colors. Thus, while the content remained the same, the documents' appearances varied significantly.