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The transition of Dong-gye to the village self-governing organization in the 19th century

  • The Review of Korean History
  • 2017, (128), pp.309-358
  • Publisher : The Historical Society Of Korea
  • Research Area : Humanities > History

Lee Yongki 1

1한국교원대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

This study aims to reexamine the thesis of ‘declination of Dong-gye’ & ‘vitalization of Chon-gye’ and to present a new framework for explaining changes and trends of Dong-gye since the 19th century. Dong-gye which had appeared as a local ruling organization during the middle of Joseon Dynasty, changed to the village self-governing organization in the 19th century. As a result, it spread widely regardless of Yangban village and commons village, and played a central role in forming a network of various gye organizations. Although the path of the transition to the village self-governing organization and the role and status of the Dong-gye in the autonomous operation of the village varied, the Dong-gye was an ‘institutionalized organization’ that oversees the community activities of the village and secured the autonomy and stability of the village community.

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