Reflection piece demonstrates how comparative studies of East Asia's bibliographical traditions challenge existing Western frameworks, suggesting new models of knowledge transmission.
Key Points
The aim is to argue that a comparative study of East Asia’s bibliographical traditions can reshape the methodology of the history of the book and knowledge.
Analyzed East Asia’s bibliographical traditions in China, Korea, and Japan.
Compared these traditions with Eurocentric models rooted in early modern commercial printing.
Examined the integration of bibliography, knowledge organization, and scholarly practice in historiae litterariae.
Eurocentric models distort the understanding of East Asian bibliographical traditions.
The Confucian hagiography of the book presents a philosophical alternative to Western traditions.
Calls for epistemic justice, advocating for the recognition of non-Western traditions in global knowledge frameworks.