Acceptation of the concept of "Health" in East Asian cultural area in Korea

한국, 동아시아 문화권에서의 '건강' 개념 수용

  • Oh, Jae-Geun (Division of History of Oriental Medicines in College of Oriental Medicines, University of Daejeon) ;
  • Kim, Jae-Geun (Division of History of Oriental Medicines in College of Oriental Medicines, University of Daejeon)
  • 오재근 (대전대학교 한의학대학 의사학교실) ;
  • 김용진 (대전대학교 한의학대학 의사학교실)
  • Published : 2008.09.30

Abstract

The concept of health has existed through the history of mankind; the recognition and adaptation of such concept has transformed over time with the development of culture throughout the age of humans. These concept wasn't absent in the content East Asian Medicines, which is represented by Huangdi's Internal Classic. However, due to imperialism and colonial polocies in the past, biomedical concepts of health has been accepted with force. The concept of "health" in pathological medicines of biomedicine refers to the of anatomical and biological completeness of the body system. In East Asia, Korean especially, a number of concepts regarding these subjects has been informed by Japanese physicians, such as Hukujawa Yukichi. Understanding the idea of body in the angle of philosophy, history, and medicine in the cultural area of East Asia is necessary.

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