Jibong yuseol

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Korean spelling
Korean alphabet : 지봉 유설
Hanja : 芝 峰 類 說
Revised Romanization : Jibong yuseol
McCune-Reischauer : Chibong yusŏl
Jibong yuseol , Volume 1

Jibong yuseol (original 芝 峰 類 說, also Chibong yusŏl ; literally 'orderly explanations of Jibong') is the first Korean encyclopedia . It was published in 1614 during the reign of King Gwanghaegun by the scholar and officer Yi Su-gwang ( 李 睟 光 , 1563-1628) under his author's name Jibong.

History and description

After the collapse of the invasion of Korea (1592-1598) by the Japanese general Toyotomi Hideyoshi , Yi Su-gwang served as the envoy of the Joseon Dynasty at the court of the Chinese Ming Dynasty . At that time there were European Jesuits living in Beijing who had achieved influential positions in a variety of functions. Yi developed a keen interest in the West and acquired some Chinese books written by the Italian priest Matteo Ricci . These were the first works by European authors to come to Korea. Yi made several trips to China, where he met envoys from Thailand , Vietnam and the Kingdom of Ryukyu (now the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa ).

After returning, he summarized his information in a twenty-volume encyclopedia with 3435 keywords. Much of the article relates to China and Korea. Yi also provides information about Japan , Vietnam, Thailand, a map of Europe ( Gurapaguk yeojido ), western weapons and food. He also writes using the knowledge acquired by the Jesuits about solar and lunar eclipses, stars, wind, clouds, rain, snow, thunder, ebb and flow and, last but not least, the nature of Christianity. There were also articles on Chinese classics, animals, insects, plants and earlier Korean dynasties. This pioneering work marks the beginning of 'Practical Learning' ( Silhak / Sirhak , 實 學 ; also 'Substantial Learning') with an emphasis on natural history and technical disciplines in response to the strong metaphysical traits of Neoconfucianism , which cannot keep up with the rapid change in the country could. The text is written in written Chinese, which played a similar role in East Asia as Latin did in Europe.

contents

tape chinese / cor. title content
1 天文 部 / 時令 部 / 災異 部 Celestial phenomena (sun, moon, stars, wind, clouds, rain, snow, rainbow, lightning, fire) / time (day, seasons, day, night) / disaster, anomalies
2 地理 部 / 諸國 部 Geography (earth, mountains, water, sea, islands, wells, fields) / some countries (Korea, foreign countries, capitals, counties, villages, regional customs, roads)
3 君 道 部 / 兵 政 部, Rulers and rule / military policy
4th 官職 部 Public administration
5 儒道 部 / 經 書 部 一 Confucianism / Classical Literature 1
6th 經 書 部 二 classical literature 2
7th 經 書 部 三 / 文字 部 classical literature 3 / script (characters)
8th 文章 部 一 Texts, spelling, style 1
9 文章 部 二 Texts, spelling, style 2
10 文章 部 三 Texts, spelling, style 3
11 文章 部 四 Texts, spelling, style 4
12 文章 部 五 Texts, spelling, style 5
13 文章 部 六 Texts, spelling, style 6
14th 文章 部 七 Texts, spelling, style 7
15th 人物 部 / 性 行部 / 身形 部 Human / human characteristics / body, shape
16 言語 部 language
17th 人事部 / 雜 事 部 human life and lifestyle / miscellaneous
18th 技藝 部 / 外道 部 Arts / other way of life
19th 宮室 部 / 服用 部 / 食物 部 Courtly / clothing / food
20th 卉 木 部 / 禽 蟲 部 Plants / animals

Remarks

  1. ↑ The foreword is on the 7th month in the 42nd year of the chines. Government motto Wànlì (萬 暦) dated.
  2. ↑ More under Roman Catholic Church in China
  3. ↑ This movement has parallels to Japanese Jitsugaku and Chinese Shíxué .

literature

  • Hiyoul Kim: Korean History - An introduction to Korean history from prehistory to modern times . Sankt Augustin: Asgard Verlag, 2004 ( ISBN 978-3-941777-12-5 ).
  • Jinwung Kim: A History of Korea - From "Land of the Morning Calm" to States in Conflict . Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2012.
  • Park Seong-Rae: Science and Technology in Korean History: Excursions, Innovations, and Issues . Fremont, California: Jain Publishing Company, 2005.
  • Luís Saraiva, Catherine Jami (eds.): The Jesuits, the Padroado and East Asian Science (1552–1773) . Singapore: World Scientific Publishing, 2008.

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