In premodern Korea, archives were gathered and housed not only in official or state storerooms but also in unofficial sites such as the libraries of lineage associations and local academies. Contributors to this special issue reveal how these archives cast light on what and who were left out of the conventional historiography of premodern Korea, taking the archive beyond its usual definition as a collection of historical documents of the past. Topics include how premodern Korean record-keeping was used to shape contemporary historiographical knowledge of Choson Buddhism; the role of the Catholic Archives in documenting life in Choson Korea; and whether the term "archive," as used in European traditions, is relevant to premodern Korean traditions. By addressing topics such as the formation and use of archives and the role of archives in the circulation of knowledge, contributors invite a vital conversation about how histories of the archive might reshape stories about premodern Korea.
Contributors. Ksenia Chizhova, Jungwon Kim, Sung-Eun Thomas Kim, Franklin Rausch, Graeme Reynolds, Sem Vermeersch, Sixiang Wang, Yuan Ye
| ISBN: | 9781478005216 |
| Publication date: | 10th October 2019 |
| Author: | Jungwon Kim |
| Publisher: | Duke University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 220 pages |
| Genres: |
Asian history |
In premodern Korea, archives were gathered and housed not only in official or state storerooms but also in unofficial sites such as the libraries of lineage associations and local academies. Contributors to this special issue reveal how these archives cast light on what and who were left out of the conventional historiography of premodern Korea, taking the archive beyond its usual definition as a collection of historical documents of the past. Topics include how premodern Korean record-keeping was used to shape contemporary historiographical knowledge of Choson Buddhism; the role of the Catholic Archives in documenting life in Choson Korea; and whether the term "archive," as used in European traditions, is relevant to premodern Korean traditions. By addressing topics such as the formation and use of archives and the role of archives in the circulation of knowledge, contributors invite a vital conversation about how histories of the archive might reshape stories about premodern Korea.
Contributors. Ksenia Chizhova, Jungwon Kim, Sung-Eun Thomas Kim, Franklin Rausch, Graeme Reynolds, Sem Vermeersch, Sixiang Wang, Yuan Ye
Archives, Archival Practices, and the Writing of History in Premodern Korea features in the following genres: Asian history
Archives, Archival Practices, and the Writing of History in Premodern Korea is available in Paperback
Archives, Archival Practices, and the Writing of History in Premodern Korea was written by Jungwon Kim and published by Duke University Press
Archives, Archival Practices, and the Writing of History in Premodern Korea has 220 pages