Abstract

This paper attempted to expand the research to find the social role and meaning of Japanese colonial era Seowon (Confucian Academy) based on the research results on Seowon during the Choson Dynasty.
 Dodong Seowon, Confucian Academy, was the first Confucian academy of Hyeonpung area of the Choson Dynasty and had a high influence in the Yeongnam local community. Dodong Confucian Academy was 47 unbroken Confucian academies, and from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century, there was no need for separate activities to rebuild the Confucian Academy. Dodong Confucian Academy, which had a strong regional base, was strongly operated by dominant clans such as Hyeonpung Gwak and Seoheung Kim Clans, who lived in Hyeonpung area even after the Japanese colonial era.
 A supplementary system was separately organized to provide financial support for the operation of the Seowon. The composition of the Bowon- Kye, community for financial supporting Dodong Seowon, was centered on influential people in the Hyeonpung area, but Confucian scholars in the Yeongnam area also participated and contributed to the operation of the Seowon through the system. However, in the face of a financial crisis for the operation of the Confucian academy, the council was convened to discuss the sale of provincial land, financial support, and the use of the Bowon-Kye. But there was no mention of educational functions, and the purpose was the continuity of the village.
 Japanese colonial era Dodong Seowon, Confucian Academy, was still a key member of Seowon during the Choaon Dynasty, and provided a space for social activities and exchanges through the entrance and exit of Confucian scholars in Yeongnam area.

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