이기백의 한국사 시대구분론 -분류사를 중심으로-

Abstract

Issues of the periodization in Korean historiography were an important topic throughout the academic career of Lee Ki-Baik. Thus, his theory of periodization has drawn interests of scholars when they try to understand his scholarship in Korean history before or after his death. Their interests naturally lead to his introductory book, “A New History of Korea.” His theory of periodization, however, was not limited to his famous introductory book. He was consistent in emphasizing the importance of periodization in his research of the categorized histories. His theory of periodization was displayed in his discussion of the each categorized history of thoughts, politics, society, military systems, culture, or historiography. In addition to his book, “A New History of Korea,” he tried to write a completely new type of an introductory book, “Various Faces of Our History (1996)”, that covered whole areas of categorized histories. Therefore, his theory of the periodization of Korean history may be understood totally and correctly through the study of his research of categorized histories. It also reminds the contemporary researchers of the importance of the attention to the theory of periodization in Korean history.