<염경애묘지명(廉瓊愛墓誌銘)> 연구: 고려와 중국 여성 묘주(墓主) 묘지명과 사회·문화적 배경에 관한 고찰을 겸하여

Abstract

A name makes an inference about its reality by designating an object. The epitaph is made with the purpose of providing information on the owner of the grave to the present and future generations, centering on the owner of the grave’s family lineage(世系)-life history(生平)-general review(總評). Therefore, the name, which is the entrance to the passage to the owner of the grave, is more than a label in the epitaph. However, during the transition from the Han dynasty to the Tang dynasty and from the Tang dynasty to the Song dynasty, it can be seen that the female owner of the grave’s name gradually disappear from the epitaphs. Leaning on the flow of Chinese epitaphs, it can be inferred that pre-modern Korean epitaphs followed a similar trend. This is the reason why the name of Gyeongae(瓊愛) in Yeom, Kyung-ae’s Epitaph(廉瓊愛墓誌銘) is of great value. This paper is a discussion that began with the purpose of examining Yeom, Kyung-ae’s epitaph in the social and cultural environment of the Goryeo dynasty. In order to illuminate its value, this study analyzed Yeom, Kyung-ae’s epitaph itself as a clue to the change of the title and whether the name was disclosed, and compared its characteristic features with the Chinese epitaphs. As a result, Yeom, Kyung-ae’s epitaph was characterized by changing the title according to the nature of the site and providing accurate information about the owner of the grave. In addition, it was noteworthy that the identity of Yeom, Kyung-ae was formed by composing a characteristic case with diegesis and mimesis, and the fact that he did not leave out his condolences to the owner of the grave, Yum Gyeong-ae was also noteworthy. From this point of view, Yeom, Kyung-ae’s epitaph is one of epitaphs in the early Goryeo dynasty, which not only has the value of epitaph that reveals tomb owner’s name, but also means that the epitaph is an elaborate writing to establish the meaning of the life of the tomb owner, Yeom Gyeong-ae, free from the cliche and excessive praise.