Early Koryŏ was the period in which Confucianism began to be perceived as a political ideology and Confucian politics were introduced. Many scholars have argued that this was made possible by the Confucian scholars who promoted it. Meanwhile, the powerful local families (hojok) are considered to have played a limited role in the spread of Confucianism. The introduction of Confucian politics during early Koryŏ, however, was not solely the result of the activities of Confucian scholars. Although they were not Confucian scholars, Wang Kŏn as well as the generals and meritorious retainers who contributed to the foundation of the Koryŏ dynasty and many other officials possessed Confucian knowledge. The enthronement of Wang Kŏn and the founding of the Koryŏ dynasty were rationalized based on the notions of the mandate of Heaven and revolution. In addition, several elites who belonged to powerful local clans who participated in central politics at the beginning of the Koryŏ dynasty and who ruled local areas were well-versed in the Confucian classics, histories and works on military stratagem. Therefore, the powerful local families cannot be perceived as a class unrelated to Confucianism. Members of the ruling class during early Koryŏ used their local bases as a springboard for entrance to the central and provincial levels of government. They learned Confucian teachings and various Confucian classics during their youth, im-plemented documentary administration in their capacity as the ruling class in local areas, and perceived Confucianism as their political ideology. The implementation of the civil service examination during the reign of King Kwangjong and the full realization of Confucian politics during the reign of King Sŏngjong were made possible by the nationwide presence of these social groups.
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ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION WANG KŎN’S ENTHRONEMENT AND HIS UNDERSTANDING OF CONFUCIANISM LOCAL ELITES AND THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF CONFUCIANISM DISSEMINATION OF THE RULING CLASS'S UNDERSTANDING OF CONFUCIANISM CONCLUSION REFERENCES
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Confucian politicscivil service examinationhojok (powerful local families)Chinese charactersdocumentary administration
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PARK JAE-WOO [ a professor in the Department of History, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea. ]
한국연구원은 1970년 5월 한국 민속의 각 분야에 걸친 자료의 수집과 학술적 연구를 목적으로 '한국민속연구소'로 출발하였다. 그 후 1973년 5월 연구 분야를 확대하며 민속뿐만 아니라 한국학 전반에 걸친 연구를 위해 '한국학연구소'로 개편하였고, 다시 1989년 3월 한국의 국제적 위상의 부상과 함께 한국학 연구의 중요성이 높아짐에 따라 '한국학연구원'으로 확대, 개편하였다. 한국학연구원은 한국학 전반에 걸친 연구를 통해 지역과 민족문화 발전에 기여하며 한국학의 세계화를 위해서 학술활동을 강화하고 나아가 내·외국인에 대한 한국문화 교육을 담당하고자 한다.