韩国王室近亲婚姻历史研究

A Study on the History of Consanguineous Marriage in Royal Family of Korea

古代韩国近亲婚姻之风盛行,王室内部尤甚。究其原因,近亲婚姻被当作保持王室血统纯洁的重要手段。自新罗时期到高丽中后期的近1500年时间里,韩国王室三代以内旁系血亲之间的近亲婚姻十分普遍。高丽中后期,由于受到武臣执政和与元朝通婚的影响,近亲婚姻现象有所改变。进入朝鲜时期,受到儒教思想的影响,近亲婚姻被认为是违反伦理道德的行为。朝鲜时期、大韩帝国时期和日本强占时期均通过律令手段对近亲婚姻予以禁止。至此,曾在韩国历史上盛行的近亲婚姻画上了句号。

Consanguineous marriage was popular in ancient Korea.It was particularly rife with royal family as a means to maintain purity of royal blood.In nearly 1500 years spanning from Silla to middle and late Goryeo,marriage between collateral relatives by blood up to the third degree of kinship was a commonplace fact of matter.It then declined as a result of ruling of marshal aristocrats and intermarriage with royal family of China.At the time of Joseon,when Confucianism was dissertated in Korea,consanguineous marriage was considered to be an act of immorality.It was forbidden by laws throughout Joseon,the Korean Empire and Japanese Colonial era.The practice of consanguineous marriage that had been observed for up to fifteen centuries was brought to an end.