Introduction of modern medical science to Yojo and Eisei books and change of view of Body

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to clarify a change of view of body with the introduction of modern medical science to Yojo and Eisei books. In this paper, we consider the change of the aspect of “knowledge for health” and the concept of “Ki”. The main results can be summarized as follows:
1. “Yojo” in the Edo era preaches how a conduct of “Mi” that existence is decided by relation. The gist of “Yojo” is to circulate “Ki” around the body.
2. The modern medical science: anatomy, biology and chemistry, examines the component of “Ki”, then loses the meaning of “Ki” that circulates around the world. “Ki” changes into “Kuki” that has scientific ingredients. In addition, the modern medical science produces the field of “knowledge for health” of “Kenzengaku”. The knowledge of anatomy, biology and chemistry cause the grasp of body followed the definite regulation and the law that regulates “Yojo”.
3. This causes that “knowledge for health” is based on a definite the modern medical science. Disappearing of “Ki” terminates the relation between body and cosmology, and produces physical and homogeneous body that have no relation to the world and the revolution of “Ki”.