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27 - Area Studies
School of Oriental and African Studies
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Article title
Konfuciansk statsmannakonst, folkets välfärd, och omhändertagandet av föräldralösa barn i traditionella Korea
Type
D - Journal article
DOI
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Title of journal
Orientaliska Studier
Article number
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Volume number
123
Issue number
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First page of article
70
ISSN of journal
03458997
Year of publication
2009
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Number of additional authors
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Additional information
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Interdisciplinary
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Cross-referral requested
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Research group
None
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
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Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
Yes
English abstract
This article outlines the legal framework for orphan care in Chosŏn Korea (1392-1910) and discusses changes in state policies and provisions. Special attention is given to late eighteenth-century reforms following which the state played a more active role in looking after such children. The context for the discussion is the Confucian statecraft reforms of the eighteenth century and the aim of the article is to contribute to the recent revaluation of Confucian statecraft in East Asian history. At the end of the article some statistical information is introduced to also discuss the social aspects of adoption in traditional Korea.
