一 前言:韩国学的概念及其课题 韩国学(Koreanology)是关于韩国的人文、社会、自然科学各领域的综合研究,以阐明“韩国”的性质为目的。“韩国学”一词在现实中经常被使用,但对其学术定义实际上还没有明确的规定。1899年1月9日《皇城新闻》评论首次使用与“外国学”相对的“本国学”一词,而且在1896年5月30日的评论中曾出现可以视为“韩国学”起源的看法,即“朝鲜人谁也不详悉自己的国家有多 I. Introduction: The concept of Korean learning and its issues Koreanology is a comprehensive study of humanities, social sciences and natural sciences in South Korea with the purpose of clarifying the nature of “South Korea.” The term “Korean learning” is often used in reality, but there is actually no clear definition of its academic definition. On January 9, 1899, Imperial City News commented, for the first time, on the term “native learning” as opposed to “foreign learning,” and in a commentary on May 30, 1896, appeared as a source of “Korean learning.” The view that "North Koreans who do not know how much their own country