Journal of the Korean Society of Cosmetology 2008;14(2):437-448.
Published online June 30, 2008.
한국 미용문화의 교류에 관한 연구1(구석기 시대부터 삼한까지)
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Research Paper : A Study on the Interchange of Korea Beauty Culture 1: from the Old Stone Age to Samhan Era
Gang Su Oh
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the exchange of beauty culture from the Old Stone Age to Samhan Era in an effort to find out what factors expedited the interchange and what characterized it. It`s ultimately meant to raise awareness about the function of interchange as one of factors giving change to beauty culture, and to have a better understanding of beauty culture in the future. A content analysis was utilized by doing research in or making an inductive case study of hair style in ancient tomb murals, relics, genre paintings and literature including ancient books and photographs, and the process of interchange was investigated in three stages "spreading, selection and reinterpretation. Two different interchange factors were selected in this study" forced and non-forced situations driven by unique political, economic, ethnic, artistic or religious elements. In terms of selection, how a new beauty culture was received in association with its fitness into existing culture or its necessity was taken into account, and two factors were eventually adopted" functional reception and dysfunctional reception. As for reinterpretation, what results a new beauty culture produced after getting along with or being assimilated with existing culture was checked. As a result, there appeared the following elements to step up the exchange of beauty culture. In the Old Stone Age, firsthand and functional fusion took place in non-forced situations driven by economic factor. In the New Stone Age, firsthand and functional fusion occurred in non-forced situations marked by ethnic factor. In Gojoseon, firsthand and functional fusion took place through selective reception in forced situations driven by political element. In Buyeo, functional fusion happened in forced situations driven by political factor. In Samhan, there was firsthand and functional fusion in non-forced situations driven by ethnic element. Basically, Korean beauty culture was under the influence of China, but there occurred fusion in a manner to be appropriate for each age`s circumstances. The interchange was more facilitated by the development of the times, and was major part of driving force to change beauty culture.
Key Words: Old Stone Age, Samhan Era, Political, Economic, Ethnic, Artistic or Religious Elements


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