The Flow of Toegye's scholastic(退溪學派) in Changwon in the Late Jose on Dynasty

Abstract

The Confucian scholars in the Changwon area during the Joseon Era comprised the key personnel from the Youngnam's scholastic(嶺南學派) and Nammyeong's scholastic(南冥學派) as well as the Tonghongwon(通婚 圈, district to select spouse) and structured its academic foundation. However, there has been certain difficulties to clarify the genealogy with the teaching-succession relationship with key personnel not so clear or it was confirmed during the current time period. After the Injobanjeong(仁祖反正), Nammyeong's scholastic collapsed and intellectuals in Changwon displayed the tendency of merged into Toegye's scholastic with Jeong Gooo(鄭逑) and Heo Mo(許穆)k leading the way. In particular, With the establishment of Hoewon Seowon(檜原書 院) where Jeong Go and Heo Mok were served for rituals, the Toegye's scholastic succeeded in academic aspect while the position of Namin(南 人) was clarified in political aspect. Thereafter, with the expansion of foundation for neo-Confucianism and effort of people in Chang won, a g roup of scholars, such as, Park Sin-yun, Kim Sang-jeong and others was encouraged for academic advancement at the end of the 17th century. Park Sin-yun and Kim Sang-jeong were scholars of Lee Hyun-il and Lee Seung-il brothers who were the intellectuals that linked Toegye School of the Andong area to the Chang won area. In particular, Kim Sang -jeong led the personal petition movement for Lee Hyun-il and Heo Mok tendency of Hoewon Seowon and so forth. Such attributes had important influence in establishing the academic and political identity in the Changwon area during the later Joseon Era. For intellectuals that represented Changwon in the late 19th century, there were Kim Gi-ho, Kim Man-hyun and others. They broadened the foundation of Confucian scholarship in Changwon through the teachings in the reg ion as the pupils of Heo Jeon. Especially, Kim Gi-ho formed Yocheonsisa to facilitate it as the place of exchange for the nearby Heo Jeon scholars and Changwon Confucian scholars. Furthermore, they educated the ensuing generation in Sosanjae, Yukyoungjae, Hyanggyo and others and they produced significant number of modern Confucian intellectuals.