Korean Journal of Oriental Medicine (한국한의학연구원논문집)
- Volume 13 Issue 3
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- Pages.39-43
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- 2007
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- 1229-3377(pISSN)
The Ancient Understanding of Epidemic Development
고대인들의 역병 인식;"삼국사기"를 중심으로
- Choi, Seong-Woong (Dept. Oriental Medicine of KyungHee University) ;
- Yoo, Woon-Jun (Dept. History of KyungHee University) ;
- Kim, Hong-Kyoon (The Korea Traditional Medical History Institute)
- Published : 2007.12.30
Abstract
The history of medicine has a strong correlation to the ancient development of epidemics. Although the study of the history of East Asian Traditional Medicine does not put much emphasis in understanding the flow of medical history in relation to epidemics, it largely impacted the development of this epidemic and the compilation and evolution of treatment methods. The same was true for Korea as they linked development of epidemics, unusual natural conditions, and social phenomenons from ancient documents. This study methodically classifies the epidemics mentioned in
Keywords
- traditional korean medicine;
- epidemic;
- east asian traditional medicine;
- korean ancient perception of the epidimic