Shanghanlunin Korea, 1610–1945

Bibliographic Data

ID20237012
AuthorsSoyoung Suh (Dartmouth Hospital, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume8
Issue2
Pages423-457
Publication date2013-08-18
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAsian Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1573-420X • E-ISSN: 1573-4218
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1163/15734218-12341315
PMID26778942
OpenAlexW1825189203
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited9

This article examines how Korean physicians of traditional medicine have utilized Zhang Ji's (150-219 CE) Shanghanlun (Treatise on Cold Damage Disorders, just Treatise hereafter) from the 17th century to the early twentieth century. As one of the two most influential pillars of Chinese medicine, the Treatise, with its clinical implications, has inspired many scholars and practitioners in their pursuit of medical innovation. What, then, have been the Korean motivations in referring to the Treatise over the past few centuries? What does the Korean utilization and modification of the Chinese classic tell us about the desires, limits, and possibilities of pursuing medical innovations in Korea? By examining the ways in which major pre-modern Korean texts employed the Treatise, this article primarily aims to reveal patterns of (re)arranging the Treatise that formed an indigenous style of medicine. Under the growing sense of nationalist concern and colonial contestation in the early twentieth century, the Korean compilation of the Treatise began to depart from the earlier interpretations. A range of nationalist rhetoric and editorial designs reflect the Korean urgency in seeking resources to compete with Western medicine. The postcolonial consumption of the Treatise also reflects Korean strategies in navigating medical references from outside to meet their social and clinical agendas. The changing pattern of textual and professional utilization of the Treatise exemplifies how a significant Chinese text continues to be a living tradition in Korea by expanding the targeted audience and satisfying local demands

Ancient history · Asian studies · China · Political science · Traditional medicine · Chinese history and philosophy · History · Japanese History and Culture · Law · Medicine · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies

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