The Hwarang segi Manuscripts : From In-progress Fiction to Pseudohistory / Richard D. McBride II.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McBride II, Richard D., author.

Series:

Asian Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2026.

Brill's Korean Studies Library ; 11

Asian Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2026

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asian Studies.

History.

East Asia.

Korea.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

From In-progress Fiction to Pseudohistory

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : BRILL, 2026.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Hwarang segi manuscripts, written by Pak Ch’anghwa (1889–1962), have been a hot topic in Korean history since their discovery in 1989. Some scholars claim that Pak discovered the lost Hwarang segi of Kim Taemun (fl. 74) in Japan while working for the Imperial Library during the 193s and made hand copies of it; others maintain they are forgeries. Richard McBride’s detailed study of the arguments on their authenticity, analysis of evidence from Pak’s other writings about Silla, comprehensive historical context, and full English translation demonstrates that the manuscripts constitute an in-progress novel composed by Pak during the 193s.

Contents:

Front Cover

Half Title

Series Information

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Preface

Figures

Abbreviations and Conventions

Chapter 1 Introduction

1 The Hwarang segi Manuscripts and the Narrative on Their "Discovery"

2 Pak Ch'anghwa and His Oeuvre

3 Pak Ch'anghwa's Other Writings on Silla

4 The Hwarang in Korean Nationalist Historiography of the Colonial Period

5 The Hwarang in Japanese Scholarship of the Colonial Period

6 Pak Ch'anghwa's Vision of the Hwarang

6.1 Origins and Formative Philosophy

6.2 Matrilineal Lines of Succession

6.3 Native Songs in the Hwarang segi Manuscripts

6.4 The Organization of the Hwarang and Socio-Religious Practices

7 On the Authenticity of the Hwarang segi Manuscripts

7.1 The Assertion of Authenticity

7.2 The Assertion That It Is a Forgery

8 Pak Ch'anghwa's Hwarang segi in Popular Culture

9 Rationale for the Translation and Methodology

10 Reflections

Translation

Chapter 2 世紀 / Hwarang segi: Generations of the Hwarang

序文 / Preface

1st Generation: Wihwarang

2nd Generation: Lord Mijinbu

3rd Generation: Morang

4th Generation: Ihwarang

5th Generation: Sadaham

6th Generation: Sejong

7th Generation: Sŏrhwarang

8th Generation: Munno

9th Generation: Piborang

10th Generation: Misaengnang

11th Generation: Hajong

12th Generation: Pori

13th Generation: Yongch'un

14th Generation: Horim

15th Generation: Yusin

16th Generation: Pojong

17th Generation: Yŏmjang

18th Generation: Ch'unch'u

19th Generation: Hŭmsun

20th Generation: Yewŏn

21st Generation: Sŏnp'um

22nd Generation: Yangdo

23rd Generation: Kun'gwan

24th Generation: Ch'ŏn'gwang

25th Generation: Ch'unjang

26th Generation: Chin'gong

27th Generation: Hŭmdol

28th Generation: Ogi

29th Generation: Wŏnsŏn.

30th Generation: Ch'ŏn'gwan

31st Generation: Hŭmŏn

32nd Generation: Sin'gong

Postscript

Bibliography

General Index

Index of Male Names in Hwarang segi Manuscripts

Index of Female Names in the Hwarang segi Manuscripts

Back Cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789004759008

OCLC:

1592687266

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004759008 DOI