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The Memories of Im Gyeongeop - Focusing on Representation of Class -

  • Journal of Humanities
  • 2023, (90), pp.91-130
  • DOI : 10.31310/HUM.090.04
  • Publisher : Institute for Humanities
  • Research Area : Humanities > Other Humanities
  • Received : July 9, 2023
  • Accepted : July 26, 2023
  • Published : August 31, 2023

박혜미 1

1성균관대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study discusses the various media and the social class that reconstructed the life story of Im Gyeongeop. The life story of Im Gyeongeop was widely known in the form of documentaries and oral literature and it also influenced other stories like Tale of Lady Pak and Tale of Kim Yongchol. Both the ruling and governed classes tried to make the memory of Im Gyeongeop into narratives. Through this, Im Gyeongeop became the symbols of esteem in the Ming dynasty, a deity of general and croaker fishery. In addition, it was suggested that the creation of Im Gyeongeop's life story was made before the restoration of identity and that the time when Im Gyeongeop began to be remembered and reconstructed based on literary records was earlier than the restoration. Im Gyeongeop is a figure painted in both portraits and shamanist paintings. In this study, the paintings were divided into Portrait of Chungmingong and Painting of General Im to analyze the production period, style, and function of each paintings. Considering the relationship of the remaining portraits of Im Gyeongeop and the records of paintings, the fact that Im Gyeongeop was recognized by the Ming Dynasty requires reconsideration, and it is possible that it was intentionally reborn as a portrait style of a meritorious person. Just as the subject of production can be estimated to the classification of literature, paintings can also be guessed through style analysis. Portrait of Chungmingong, who was involved in the production from the ruling class to the state, was produced and functioned for the purpose of Confucian rituals. On the other hand, Painting of General Im was produced by the indigenous people and actively used for shamanist rituals. In this way, during reconstruction, the production and consumption subject selects the type of medium and can access the subject again through the medium. Therefore, the various aspects of Im Gyeongeop's life story should be understood as a projection of the values of each social class.

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