遊山記로 본 조선조 지식인의 지리산과 한라산 인식

Abstract

This study presents an investigation into the perceptions of Joseon intellectuals projected into Mt. Jiri and Mt. Halla with a focus on their excursion accounts. There are approximately 100 excursion accounts on Mt. Jiri excavated so far, and more than 80% of them were written by the intellectuals that lived in the Mt. Jiri region. There are 11 excursion accounts on Mt. Halla written by government officials dispatched to Jeju Island or out-of-town intellectuals exiled to the island. Mt. Jiri and Mt. Halla have long been considered as the Zen the world of Mt. Samshin but had completely different perceptions projected into them. Mt. Jiri was climbed by many intellectuals from the early days of Joseon and was favored especially by the intellectuals in its region as a celebrated mountain. It was a historical place where the legacy of noted sages respected and admired by them was passed down. The Zen world and symbolicity of the mountain perceived by intellectuals during Joseon were all established as its extension. The mountain was familiar to them, being close to their bodies and intimate with their consciousness. Mt. Halla had been regarded as the space of mystery in connection to the Taoist ideology of Mt. Samshin in China due to its unique location and environment. Furthermore, free excursions to the mountain at any time were not possible unlike those going to Mt. Jiri. This is why only an extremely small number of people left its records in the form of appointment or exile. In those records, the mountain was always described as a strange place. Since everything about it including climate, vegetation, scenery and customs evoked strange experiences for them, they documented them in great detail unlike the mountains on land.