Measures to Stimulate the Study of the Chosŏn Era Using Ancient Documents : With a Special Focus on Microhistorical Methodologies
Journal Title: International Journal of Korean History - Year 2012, Vol 17, Issue 1
Abstract
Ancient documents are of great value as historical materials. This is because they vividly reflect images of society and everyday life during traditional eras. Over the past twenty years, Korean academics have paid close attention to these asp1ects. This has resulted in the collection of items that had heretofore been scattered across the nation. These include ancient documents housed in sŏwŏn (seowon; private academies) and hyanggyo (county public schools) and those related to the head families of various family clans. The ancient documents housed in research institutes such as Kyujanggak (Gyujanggak) and Changsŏgak (Jangseogak) have also been reorganized and studied. This process has led to the uncovering and collection of some one million ancient documents and to their steady publication as part of the collection of materials. The Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies of Seoul National University has published some forty volumes of ancient documents; meanwhile, the Academy of Korean Studies’ Institute for Changsŏgak Archival Research has published around 100 volumes. Scores of collections of materials have also been published by various university museums and libraries.
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Kyoung-mok Chon
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