Carving status at Kŭmgangsan : elite graffiti in premodern Korea / Maya K. H. Stiller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stiller, Maya K. H., author.

Series:

Korean studies of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies.

Korean studies of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Elite (Social sciences)--Travel--Korea--History--Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910.

Elite (Social sciences).

Diamond Mountains (Korea).

Cultural landscapes--Korea (North)--Diamond Mountains.

Cultural landscapes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (226 pages)

Place of Publication:

Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2021]

Summary:

"North Korea's Kŭmgangsan is one of Asia's most celebrated sacred mountains, comparable in fame to Mount Tai in China and Mount Fuji in Japan. The late Chosŏn (1650-1900) Korean elite went to Kŭmgangsan on pilgrimages to demonstrate and defend their high social status. Travelers used the mountain to cultivate practices such as naming sites, carving rock inscriptions, and joining a literary lineage. In pilgrimage, they sought an extraordinary experience that could be made only at a particular, nonsubstitutable site; they went on a journey of more than two weeks, following a prescribed route; and they journeyed to a locale that held significance for their religious, political, social, or cultural identity. Some Kŭmgangsan travelers expanded on the prescribed circular route to further demonstrate their social status, engaging with locales by leaving documentation of their visit. Based on multidisciplinary research drawing on literary writings, court records, gazetteers, maps, songs, and paintings, Carving Status at Kŭmgangsan transcends the traditional dichotomies between pilgrim and tourist by reconceptualizing pilgrimage in the premodern Korean context. The book will appeal to scholars in fields ranging from East Asian history, literature, and geography, to pilgrimage studies and art history"

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface: Where Is Kŭmgangsan?

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations and Language

Introduction

1. Privileged Journeys

2. Carving for Distinction

3. Kŭmgangsan as Social Battleground

4. Virtual Travel to Kŭmgangsan

Conclusion

Glossary of Sinitic Characters

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Stiller, Maya K. H. Carving Status at Kŭmgangsan

ISBN:

9780295749266

0295749261

OCLC:

1290023976