@article{ART003297785},
author={Kim, Eui-hwan},
title={The Patterns of Ritual Practices of the Oh Hee-mun(吳希文, 1539～1613) Family in the Late Sixteenth Century - Focusing on Swaemirok(瑣尾錄) by Oh Hee-mun -},
journal={The Review of Korean History},
issn={1225-133X},
year={2025},
number={160},
pages={167-226}
TY - JOUR
AU - Kim, Eui-hwan
TI - The Patterns of Ritual Practices of the Oh Hee-mun(吳希文, 1539～1613) Family in the Late Sixteenth Century - Focusing on Swaemirok(瑣尾錄) by Oh Hee-mun -
JO - The Review of Korean History
PY - 2025
VL - null
IS - 160
PB - The Historical Society Of Korea
SP - 167
EP - 226
SN - 1225-133X
AB - This study examines the patterns of ancestral ritual practices carried out by the Oh Hee-mun(吳希文) family in the late sixteenth century, focusing on Swaemirok(瑣尾錄). Despite living as a refugee during the war, Oh continued to perform various Confucian rites for nine years until his return to Hanyang. His ritual activities reflect the active fulfillment of the Confucian ideal of bongjesa-jeopbingak(奉祭祀 接賓客), which was regarded as a core obligation of the literati class.
Several distinctive characteristics emerge from this case. First, the Oh family placed the greatest emphasis on memorial rites on death anniversaries(忌日祭). Between 1592 and 1600, Oh conducted a total of sixty-five such rites for sixteen ancestors, including his parents, grandparents, and maternal relatives, as well as eleven rites commemorating birth anniversaries(生諱日祭).
Second, the family attached particular importance to seasonal rites(節日祭) and tomb rituals(墓祭) performed on the four major annual festivals. Oh Hee-mun conducted sixty-seven seasonal rites and visited ancestral graves twenty times, demonstrating a strong commitment to tomb worship even under wartime conditions.
Third, Oh Hee-mun temporarily assumed responsibility for rituals traditionally performed by the lineage head(宗孫), fearing that the rites might be discontinued due to death and displacement during the war.
Finally, family showed that rituals were simplified and performed flexibly, with ceremonies held in the early morning and offerings reduced to basic foods, reflecting adaptation to wartime constraints.
Overall, this case illustrates that ancestral rites among the Hanyang literati functioned as an indispensable daily practice and a concrete expression of filial piety, even during periods of extreme crisis. Such wartime ritual practices likely influenced the later development of Confucian ritual studies in late Joseon society.
KW - Swaemirok(瑣尾錄);Haeju Oh clan(해주 오씨);Oh Hee-mun(오희문);death anniversary rites(忌日祭);birth anniversary rites(生諱日祭);seasonal rites(節日祭);tomb rituals(墓祭);four-generation ancestor worship(4代 奉祀)
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Kim, Eui-hwan. (2025). The Patterns of Ritual Practices of the Oh Hee-mun(吳希文, 1539～1613) Family in the Late Sixteenth Century - Focusing on Swaemirok(瑣尾錄) by Oh Hee-mun -. The Review of Korean History, 160, 167-226.
Kim, Eui-hwan. 2025, "The Patterns of Ritual Practices of the Oh Hee-mun(吳希文, 1539～1613) Family in the Late Sixteenth Century - Focusing on Swaemirok(瑣尾錄) by Oh Hee-mun -", The Review of Korean History, no.160, pp.167-226.
Kim, Eui-hwan "The Patterns of Ritual Practices of the Oh Hee-mun(吳希文, 1539～1613) Family in the Late Sixteenth Century - Focusing on Swaemirok(瑣尾錄) by Oh Hee-mun -" The Review of Korean History 160 pp.167-226 (2025) : 167.
Kim, Eui-hwan. The Patterns of Ritual Practices of the Oh Hee-mun(吳希文, 1539～1613) Family in the Late Sixteenth Century - Focusing on Swaemirok(瑣尾錄) by Oh Hee-mun -. 2025; 160 : 167-226.
Kim, Eui-hwan. "The Patterns of Ritual Practices of the Oh Hee-mun(吳希文, 1539～1613) Family in the Late Sixteenth Century - Focusing on Swaemirok(瑣尾錄) by Oh Hee-mun -" The Review of Korean History no.160(2025) : 167-226.
Kim, Eui-hwan. The Patterns of Ritual Practices of the Oh Hee-mun(吳希文, 1539～1613) Family in the Late Sixteenth Century - Focusing on Swaemirok(瑣尾錄) by Oh Hee-mun -. The Review of Korean History, 160, 167-226.
Kim, Eui-hwan. The Patterns of Ritual Practices of the Oh Hee-mun(吳希文, 1539～1613) Family in the Late Sixteenth Century - Focusing on Swaemirok(瑣尾錄) by Oh Hee-mun -. The Review of Korean History. 2025; 160 167-226.
Kim, Eui-hwan. The Patterns of Ritual Practices of the Oh Hee-mun(吳希文, 1539～1613) Family in the Late Sixteenth Century - Focusing on Swaemirok(瑣尾錄) by Oh Hee-mun -. 2025; 160 : 167-226.
Kim, Eui-hwan. "The Patterns of Ritual Practices of the Oh Hee-mun(吳希文, 1539～1613) Family in the Late Sixteenth Century - Focusing on Swaemirok(瑣尾錄) by Oh Hee-mun -" The Review of Korean History no.160(2025) : 167-226.
