Yun Hyu

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Korean spelling
Hangeul 윤휴
Hanja 尹 鑴
Revised
Romanization
Yun Hyu
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Yun Hyu

Yun Hyu (born October 14, 1617 in Seoul , † May 20, 1680 ) was a Korean philosopher, poet, politician and artist. He was the leader of the political group Namin (남인 ). Pseudonyms were Baikho ( 백호 ) and Haheon ( 하헌 ).

In 1660 he became the main character in a controversy over the mourning rituals for King Hyojong . In 1674 he was again embroiled in controversy, this time over the death of Queen Inson . In 1680 , after a long public debate with Song Si-yeol, he was ordered by King Sukjong to commit suicide.

Works

  • Baikhojunseo ( 백호 전서 , 白 湖 全書 )
  • Baikhodokseogi ( 백호 독서기 , 白 湖 讀 書記 )
  • Juryeseol ( 주례 설 , 周禮 說 )
  • Hongbeomseol ( 홍범 설 , 洪範 說 )
  • Jungyongdaehakhoosul ( 중용 대학 후설 , 中庸 大學 後 說 )
  • Jungyongseol ( 중용 설 , 中庸 說 )
  • Bailhojip ( 백호 집 , 白 湖 集 )

Web links

Wikisource: Yun Hyu  - (English)

Individual evidence

  1. Andrei Lankov (1990): Controversy over ritual in 17th Century Korea . Seoul Journal of Korean Studies 3: 49-64.
  2. Andrei Lankov (1990): Controversy over ritual in 17th Century Korea . Seoul Journal of Korean Studies 3: p. 53
  3. Kumio Miura: Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy in Seventeenth-Century Korea: Song Siyol and Yun Hyu . In: de Bary, Wm. Theodore, ed. (Ed.): The Rise of Neo-Confucianism in Korea . Columbia University Press, NY 1985, pp. 436, pp. 411-444.