『논어』에 대한 한국과 일본의 인식 비교 연구 — 2000년부터 2012년까지 출간된 책 제목과 서문을 중심으로

Abstract

This study surveyed in order of publication number, publication number compared to population number, book-based classification, classification of learned books, classification of general books, and classification by target reader focusing on titles and prefaces of books related to The Analects of Confucius, which were published in Korea and Japan with entering the 21st century. Thus, the aim is to analyze recognition in people of both countries on The Analects of Confucius and modern role of The Analects of Confucius and to understand historical situation of requiring The Analects of Confucius based on it. According to the survey results, it can be known to be rapidly grown the publication number of books related to The Analects of Confucius following 2000 in common in Korea and Japan. This phenomenon seems to have come to appear in the tendency of trying to seek a plan of new life by reading books related to it with recognizing that The Analects of Confucius gives a lesson of life in a situation that people are mentally anxious about how they will need to proceed with living due to a factor of economic depression in Korea and Japan. Especially, a reason for needing to be a book related certainly to The Analects of Confucius seems to be because of giving many lessons to people who proceed with living in modern times as The Analects of Confucius is a classic of having specific and realistic characteristic even out of intellectual heritage that mankind has accumulated. Also, in the survey outcome, the difference can be also seen between Korea and Japan. A point can be taken as saying that the weight of learned books on The Analects of Confucius is high in Korea, but that the weight of general books is high in Japan. The reason can be said to be because general people's interest or intellectual level on The Analects of Confucius is high and also there are many professional learners or researchers in Korea through diverse school education and social education, but that it is its opposite case in Japan. However, this outcome may be restrictive because of having been shown with surveying the books, which were published following the 21st century, focusing on its titles and prefaces. Hence, it is considered that there is a need of researching by further broadening survey period, subjects, and contents in order to obtain more full-scale result.