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The Construction of Seowons to Hold a Sacrificial Rite for Song Si-Yeol and Gwon Sang-Ha’s Roles in It

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Gwon Sang-ha was one of Song Si-yeol’s authentic pupils that shared the same political and academic tracks as him that was the master of the Seoin-Noron line in the latter part of Joseon. In case of Gwon that did not hold a government job, his political status and activities were represented by his activities of worshiping Song including the foundation of a Seowon that held a sacrificial rite for his master, Song, in the society of the times. This study thus reviewed Seowons that held a sacrificial rite for Song around the country and then Gwon’s roles in the foundation and management processes of a Seowon, thus checking the aspects of his political activities. Chapter I first examined the current state of 52 Seowons that held a sacrificial rite for Song around the nation and found that Song had overwhelmingly the most Seowons that held a sacrificial rite for him among all the figures that had a Seowon to hold such a rite for them. It was also found that the days of establishing such a Seowon and holding a worship service for Song were concentrated(63%) on the living years of Gwon and that such Seowons for Song were concentrated on Chungcheong Province(40%) where Gwon usually stayed. The concentration of such Seowons for Song in terms of time and location shows that Gwon, one of Song’s pupils, made active efforts to hold a sacrificial rite and worship service for Song. Chapter II arranged Gwon’s intervention in the construction of Song’s Seowons, worship service for him, and management of his Seowons based on the records of Hansujaejip, the collection of Gwon’s works. The results show that there were the most articles reporting his active participation in a worship service for Song. Gwon was active to push forward worship services for Song probably because it was a way of generating such effects as the foundation of a Seowon more easily and avoiding the ban on Cheopseol. Articles about Gown’s involvement in the foundation of a Seowon for Song came next in terms of the number. Gwon especially built a Seowon to hold a sacrificial rite for Song in areas that exhibited a strong tendency for the Namin line or displayed no particular partisan colors, thus helping the force of Noron take root in a new way. In addition, Gwon would take the lead in moving or reconstructing a Seowon, change the order of seats at a Seowon, set important rules and regulations in the management of a Seowon himself. As one of Song’s authentic pupils in the Seoin-Noron line, Gwon’s intended political and social meanings were clear in the process of establishing and managing a Seowon to hold a sacrificial rite for Song. A sacrificial rite for Song was jointly held with one for Zhu Xi in the most cases, which indicates that Gwon made an attempt at establishing Dotong from Zhu Xi to Song by constructing such a Seowon or holding a worship service for Song. In addition, the force of Noron would grow even stronger in areas where such a Seowon was built for Song or a worship service for him was added to the service list of a Seowon. These findings show that Seowons, whose original functions were to provide education for local residents and edify the community in the country, changed in their nature and became a means of Noron taking root in the community. The findings also indicate that a Seowon to hold a sacrificial rite and worship service for Song would also serve as a method of the Noron line securing another local base in addition to the Sinwon of Song.

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