Hwarang Segi
Hwarang Segi | |
Hangul | 화랑세기 |
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Hanja | 花郞世記 |
Revised Romanization | Hwarang segi |
McCune–Reischauer | Hwarang segi |
Hwarang segi (lit. Annals of Hwarang or Generations of the Hwarang) was a historical record of the
The Hwarang segi survived to the time that
For those who argue for the authenticity of the manuscripts, the importance of Hwarang segi is that is one of the scarce historical works about Silla by a person of Silla himself, and it is free from Confucian dogma and morality. If the Hwarang segi manuscripts are authentic, later historians have based their understanding of Three Kingdoms era on Goryeo Dynasty sources like Samguk sagi and Samguk yusa. However, even if it turns out to be Park Chang-hwa's novel, its value as a historical source is likely to be recognized. For instance, Lee Do Heum from Hanyang University suggested that "Hwarang segi," written by Bak Chang Hwa, could be a manuscript of the original "Hwarang segi," or a reprint of the original manuscript in later years. [2]
The manuscript known as the Hwarang Segi extract is made of 16 parts; one for the introduction and the fifteen for the biographies of fifteen pungwolju leaders of the hwarang. They are:
- Introduction
- Wihwarang
- Mijinbu
- Morang
- Ihwarang
- Sadaham
- Sejong
- Seolwonrang
- Munno
- Biborang
- Miseng
- Hajong
- Bori
- Yongchun
- Horim
- Kim Yusin
Notes
- ^ Those arguing in favor of the manuscript include Young-hoon Rhee (이영훈), a professor of economics at Seoul National University. "화랑세기 필사본은 신라시대 작품". The Dong-a Ilbo (Korean), 2003.01.07. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2005. Those arguing against include Richard D. McBride II, published in the Autumn 2005 edition of Korea Journal: [1] Archived 2007-03-12 at the Wayback Machine, who maintains that it was a leisure writing or fictional work composed by Bak Changhwa because he composed many other fictional writings.
- ^ "화랑세기를 필사했거나 재필사한 것으로 봐야". Segye Ilbo. 2004-02-16. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
Bibliography
McBride, Richard D., II. "The Hwarang segi Manuscripts: An In-Progress Colonial Period Fiction." Korea Journal 45, no. 3 (Autumn 2005): 230-260.
McBride, Richard D., II. "Silla Buddhism and the Hwarang segi Manuscripts." Korean Studies 31 (2007): 19-38.
McBride, Richard D., II. "Silla Buddhism and the Hwarang segi Manuscripts." Tongguk sahak 東國史學 (Seoul) 44 (June 2008): 35-71.
McBride, Richard D., II. "Pak Ch’anghwa and the Hwarang segi Manuscripts." Journal of Korean Studies 13, no. 1 (Fall 2008): 57-88.