[KS] Genealogy in South Korea

[Walraven, B.C.A.]

The Japanese anthropologist Shima Mutsuhiko has a serious interest in the
subject. There is a paper by him in THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF KOREA: EAST ASIAN
PERSPECTIVES, ed. by Mutsuhiko Shima & Roger L. Janelli (Senri Ethnological
Studies no. 49; Osaka: National Museum of Ethnology, 1998): "Retrieving the
Past with Genealogies", and he has certainly published more about the
subject, although I don't have the bibliographic data at hand.

Boudewijn Walraven  

-----Original Message-----
From: Eugene Y. Park [mailto:parkey at benfranklin.hnet.uci.edu]
Sent: donderdag 18 september 2003 17:15
To: Koreanstudies at koreaweb.ws
Subject: [KS] Genealogy in South Korea




Dear List:

I'm looking for studies (articles, books, etc.) on genealogy in South 
Korean society.  It'd be great if the work looks at the phenomena such 
as: periodic compilation of genealogies (chokpo) by various 
chongch'inhoe-type organizations; the widespread practice of such groups 
allowing chokpo-less families to "succeed" extinct lines, generally with 
appropriate donations; and the genealogy "discourse" itself among young 
and old alike.

I've done a quick search on the Han'guksa yon'gu hwibo database and 
failed to notice any study like this, but I suspect that I may be 
overlooking works produced by sociologists and anthropologists.

Thanks,
Gene


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