동아시아 전통 ‘檢驗’ 지식의 계보: 檢驗 서적의 편찬ㆍ전파ㆍ변용을 중심으로

Abstract

The production of knowledge regarding the practice of autopsy had been shared in each region of East Asia and had been developed through a process of transmission and transformation before western concept and knowledge of “forensic science” came in. Especially, Xiyuanjilu(洗冤集錄), published by Songci in the Southern Song period and Wuyuanlu(無冤錄), published by Wangyu based on Xiyuanjilu in Yuan period had formed largely two types of knowledge on the practice of autopsy. And these two traditions had been handed down to Ming, Qing, Joseon and Japan respectively and widely utilized. Their results include Xinzhuwuyuanlu(新註無冤錄) of the early Joseon, Lvliguanjiaozhengxiyuanlu(律例館校正洗冤錄) of Qing, Zengxiuwuyuanludaquan (增修無冤錄大全) of the late Joseon, and Wuyuanlushu(無冤錄述) which was translated into Japanese in the 18th century. In conclusion, in the East Asian context, the traditional knowledge on the practice of autopsy had been produced through Xiyuanjilu and Wuyuanlu respectively. And they had been selectively adapted by each region, and it demonstrates that the knowledge on the practice of autopsy had embarked on its own genealogical trajectory that was beyond its original tradition. For example, Wuyuanlu, due to its emphasis on legal institutions, was especially welcomed in both Yuan when administrative documentation was developed and Joseon when system of autopsy was set up. However, since then, as a wide range of attention had been paid to the texts of autopsy per se in understanding the role that these autopsy related books play in the practice of autopsy. In this regard, Xiyuanjilu which led to publish Jiaozhengxiyuanlu, was welcomed in the late Joseon when Zengxiuwuyuanludaquan was published. In Japan, it could be found that the limit of Wuyuanlu was overcome by eliminating a section relating to “criminal law.” Xiyuanjilu had become more influential than Wuyuanlu, and it can be interpreted as a process that shows Wuyuanlu had withered due to its emphasis on the specific laws and systems bounded in a particular time and space.