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The Historical Dimension of French Asian Studies: EFEO’s Origin and Research Activities

  • Asia Review
  • Abbr : SNUACAR
  • 2022, 12(1), pp.273~304
  • Publisher : 아시아연구소
  • Research Area : Social Science > Social Science in general
  • Received : February 9, 2022
  • Accepted : April 4, 2022
  • Published : April 30, 2022

Dae-yeong YOUN 1

1서울대학교 아시아연구소

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ABSTRACT

What was the historical dimension of French Asian studies? The EFEO (École Française d’Extrême-Orient) was founded in 1900 with headquarters in Hanoi in what was then French Indochina. The EFEO’s main mission was defined as archaeological exploration, collection of manuscripts, preservation of monuments, making lists of ethnic groups, linguistic studies, and the study of the history of all Asian civilizations, in particular from South Asia to Northeast Asia. This study examines EFEO’s origin, mission, networks, organization, research activities and partnerships. Its achievement could help develop Asian studies emphasizing on ‘Trans United Asia on the Move.’

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.