@article{ART003257433},
author={shin, horim},
title={A Study on the Boundaries of Korean Studies through Choi Nam-Seon’s Folkloristics},
journal={International Journal of Glocal Language and Literary Studies(약칭: IGLL)},
issn={3092-1627},
year={2025},
volume={20},
number={20},
pages={62-75}
TY - JOUR
AU - shin, horim
TI - A Study on the Boundaries of Korean Studies through Choi Nam-Seon’s Folkloristics
JO - International Journal of Glocal Language and Literary Studies(약칭: IGLL)
PY - 2025
VL - 20
IS - 20
PB - Glocal Institute of Language and Literary Studies(GILLS)
SP - 62
EP - 75
SN - 3092-1627
AB - This article examines Choi Nam seon’s theory of folklore as a means of defining “Koreanness” (Joseonese). Choi conceptualized folklore as an intangible historical relic, a “mythos” containing both fact and thought. Based on this premise, he developed two systems of folklore classification. The first emphasized the nation and sought to position Joseon within both universal and particular cultural contexts, thus enabling an inquiry into what constituted the Joseonese. In contrast, the second system, though more formally refined, abandoned the national framework and separated myth from history, resulting in a self contradiction that weakened his tripartite model and erased the notion of “the Joseonese.” The study argues that universality without national grounding risks becoming an illusion, as the nation functions as both the subject and agent of culture. Choi’s theory ultimately underscores the necessity of a national boundary as a site of critical reflection for Korean identity.
As a pioneer of Korean Studies, Choi revealed both the potential and the limits of defining “Koreanness” while offering enduring insight into how Korean Studies should delineate and renew its cultural and intellectual boundaries.
KW - Choi Nam seon;folktale;threefold classification;culture;ethnicity;Korean studies;boundary
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shin, horim. (2025). A Study on the Boundaries of Korean Studies through Choi Nam-Seon’s Folkloristics. International Journal of Glocal Language and Literary Studies(약칭: IGLL), 20(20), 62-75.
shin, horim. 2025, "A Study on the Boundaries of Korean Studies through Choi Nam-Seon’s Folkloristics", International Journal of Glocal Language and Literary Studies(약칭: IGLL), vol.20, no.20 pp.62-75.
shin, horim "A Study on the Boundaries of Korean Studies through Choi Nam-Seon’s Folkloristics" International Journal of Glocal Language and Literary Studies(약칭: IGLL) 20.20 pp.62-75 (2025) : 62.
shin, horim. A Study on the Boundaries of Korean Studies through Choi Nam-Seon’s Folkloristics. 2025; 20(20), 62-75.
shin, horim. "A Study on the Boundaries of Korean Studies through Choi Nam-Seon’s Folkloristics" International Journal of Glocal Language and Literary Studies(약칭: IGLL) 20, no.20 (2025) : 62-75.
shin, horim. A Study on the Boundaries of Korean Studies through Choi Nam-Seon’s Folkloristics. International Journal of Glocal Language and Literary Studies(약칭: IGLL), 20(20), 62-75.
shin, horim. A Study on the Boundaries of Korean Studies through Choi Nam-Seon’s Folkloristics. International Journal of Glocal Language and Literary Studies(약칭: IGLL). 2025; 20(20) 62-75.
shin, horim. A Study on the Boundaries of Korean Studies through Choi Nam-Seon’s Folkloristics. 2025; 20(20), 62-75.
shin, horim. "A Study on the Boundaries of Korean Studies through Choi Nam-Seon’s Folkloristics" International Journal of Glocal Language and Literary Studies(약칭: IGLL) 20, no.20 (2025) : 62-75.
