학술논문
세계유산 ‘한국의 서원’ 제향의례와 지속·발전을 위한 방안 제안
World Heritage Memorial Rites of 'Korean Seowon' and Proposal of Measures for Sustainability and Development
World Heritage Memorial Rites of 'Korean Seowon' and Proposal of Measures for Sustainability and Development
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Article
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Source
한국서원학보 / The Journal of Korean Seowon Studies. Dec 30, 2023 17:131
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Language
Korean
ISSN
2234-8603
Abstract
‘한국의 서원’이 지닌 4-500년 전통의 서원 제향의례의 문화유산적 가치와 지속가능한 발전을 위한 방안을 모색, 제안해 보고자 한다. 서원제도는 중국에서 비롯되었지만 중국 서원이 ‘강학(講學)’ 위주인데 반하여, 한국의 서원은 독특한 ‘제향(祭享)’의 전통을 유지하고 있다는 특성이 있다. 한국의 서원은 서원별로 추앙하는 상징적인 선현을 선정하여 사상적 멘토를 삼고 그를 추숭하고 제향 하는 공간이었다. 그리고 제향과 함께 고급 인재들이 수시로 출입하고 접촉, 교류했던 거점 공간이었던 것이다. 또한 서원의 제향의례가 온전하게 남아 시행되는 경우는 한국뿐으로, 한국의 서원 제향의례는 세계에서 가장 완비된 형태로 재현되는 유교식 제향 의식이라 할 수 있다. 세계유산으로 지정된 ‘한국의 서원’의 제향의례는 9개 서원의 제향의례는 후손, 지방 유림들에 의해 지속되어 왔고, 무형유산으로서 역사적·학술적·예술적 가치를 충분히 지니고 있다. 그리하여 9개 서원의 제향의례 원형을 보존하고 그 가치를 재정립, 전승체계를 구축해 나감으로써 세계유산인 ‘한국의 서원’ 제향 의례를 국가지정 무형유산으로 지정하였으면 한다.
We would like to explore and propose measures to foster the cultural heritage value and sustainable development of the 4,500-year-old Seowon memorial rites of “Seowon in Korea.” Although the private Confucian academy system (Seowon) originated in China, the Korean academy system maintains a unique tradition of “ancestral rites,” which differs from the Chinese academy system that is centered on “semi-style lectures.” A Korean Seowon was a space where a symbolic ancient sage, who was worshipped by each Seowon, was selected as a mentor and revered through ancestral rites. In addition to its role in ancestral rites, it was a space where some of the high class talented persons made contact and interacted with each other. In addition, Korea is the only place where the Seowon memorial rites are practiced unchanged, and the Korean Seowon memorial rites can be said to be the most completely reproduced Confucian-style memorial rites in the world. The memorial rites of the “Korean Seowons,” collectively designated as World Heritage Sites, have been practiced by descendants and local Confucian scholars in the nine Seowons, and have sufficient historical, academic, and artistic value to constitute intangible heritage. Therefore, we would like to designate the “Korean Seowon” memorial rites, protected under the World Heritage Convention, as a nationally designated intangible heritage by preserving their original form, redefining their value, and establishing a transmission system for them.
We would like to explore and propose measures to foster the cultural heritage value and sustainable development of the 4,500-year-old Seowon memorial rites of “Seowon in Korea.” Although the private Confucian academy system (Seowon) originated in China, the Korean academy system maintains a unique tradition of “ancestral rites,” which differs from the Chinese academy system that is centered on “semi-style lectures.” A Korean Seowon was a space where a symbolic ancient sage, who was worshipped by each Seowon, was selected as a mentor and revered through ancestral rites. In addition to its role in ancestral rites, it was a space where some of the high class talented persons made contact and interacted with each other. In addition, Korea is the only place where the Seowon memorial rites are practiced unchanged, and the Korean Seowon memorial rites can be said to be the most completely reproduced Confucian-style memorial rites in the world. The memorial rites of the “Korean Seowons,” collectively designated as World Heritage Sites, have been practiced by descendants and local Confucian scholars in the nine Seowons, and have sufficient historical, academic, and artistic value to constitute intangible heritage. Therefore, we would like to designate the “Korean Seowon” memorial rites, protected under the World Heritage Convention, as a nationally designated intangible heritage by preserving their original form, redefining their value, and establishing a transmission system for them.