The Historically Original Form and Distortion of Seokjeon Daejae Ilmu

As part of the restoration of the historically original form of the National Intangible Cultural Heritage 85, Seokjeon Daejae Ilmu, this paper will start from the imperative that "the correct succession of the tradition should not be destroyed or damaged in its original form for any reason." The Seokjeon Daejae Ilmu, which today is called Munmyo Ilmu‘, is a Confucian ritual dance in honor of Confucius, and its historically original form is described in the illustrated guide for dance. The objective of this study is that the investigation of the original form should be a dance based on the illustration guide for dance. The heritage of a nation must be preserved and inherited in accordance with its historically original form. In addition, the rite of sacrifice is a ritual or system that defines and compromises, reflecting the social culture of the country, so the principle of transmission must also be based on authority. Therefore, this paper examines the historically original form of Ilmu and seeks a proper way of succession of the tradition, based on the comparison between the Ilmu of 1980 and 2006. This is expected to be a good example for the study of the foundations of traditional arts as well as neighboring sciences.