The Politics of Commemoration
Patronage of Monk-General Shrines in Late Chosŏn Korea
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3608373 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maya Stiller (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 83-105 |
| Publication date | 2018-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Asian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9118 • E-ISSN: 1752-0401 |
| Publisher | Duke University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0021911817001255 |
| OpenAlex | W2774206938 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 11 |
Previously unexamined written, visual, and performative channels of communication between central government officials and local Buddhist monks call for a nuanced understanding of sociopolitical connections between the capital and the provinces of late Chosŏn Korea (1392-1910). Via a multidisciplinary approach, this article addresses the patronage of three shrines dedicated to meritorious Buddhist monk-generals and martyrs who fought during the Japanese invasions (1592-98). Male and female members of the central elite supported the construction of the shrines in order to advance their respective political ambitions. Discontented with court factionalism, the central elite wielded their support of the shrines as a shaming device against their opponents and/or corrupt officials, while Buddhist monks sought to gain social recognition and enhance their respective monastery's political caché by maintaining the shrines, and by performing Confucian commemoration rituals with royal support
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Buddhism · Elite · Government (linguistics) · Performative utterance · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Chinese history and philosophy · Gender Studies · History · Japanese History and Culture · Law · Philosophy · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2024 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |