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A Comparative Study of Sanlimgyeongje and Imwongyeongjeji

  • Journal of Humanities
  • 2020, (77), pp.41-63
  • DOI : 10.31310/HUM.077.02
  • Publisher : Institute for Humanities
  • Research Area : Humanities > Other Humanities
  • Received : April 22, 2020
  • Accepted : May 4, 2020
  • Published : May 31, 2020

ChangRoc Jo 1

1성균관대학교

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ABSTRACT

This paper examines the emergence and changes of daily-life encyclopedias in the late Joseon Dynasty, based on the comparative studies of Sallim-gyeongje (Farm Management; 山林經濟) by Hong Man-seon, Jeungbo-sallim-gyeongje (Revised and Augmented Farm Management; 增補山林經濟) by Yu Jung-rim, and Imwon-gyeongjeji (Essays on Rural Life and Economy; 林園經濟志) by Seo Yu-gu. To this end, in Chapter 2, I reviewed the number of citations of Sallim-gyeongje in the list of references of Imwon-gyeongjeji. In Chapter 3, I made a comparative analysis of the table of contents and the contents of the three kinds of encyclopedias. Lastly, in chapter 4, I summarized the aspects of changes with regard to the contents of the three different encyclopedias. The newly added contents are the following three: various tools and household items; knowledge related to hobbies and leisure; and knowledge of how to create and accumulate wealth. These changes represent the gentry’s desire for a higher quality of a descent living and the active pursuits of wealth, departing from the traditional style of living a content life amid poverty and taking pleasure in cultivating morally.

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