Carving Status at Kumgangsan
Stiller, Maya K. H.
North Koreäs K¿mgangsan is one of Asiäs most celebrated sacred mountain ranges, comparable in fame to Mount Tai in China and Mount Fuji in Japan. Carving Status at K¿mgangsan marks a paradigm shift in the research about East Asian mountains by introducing an entirely new field: autographic rock graffiti. The book details how late Chos¿n (ca. 1600¿1900 CE) Korean elite travelers used K¿mgangsan to demonstrate their high social status by carving...