The Sung Dynasty (960-1279) was a paradoxical era for Chinese women. This was a time when footbinding spread, and Confucian scholars began to insist that it was better for a widow to starve than to remarry. Yet there were also improvements in women's status in marriage and prope…
The Sung Dynasty (960-1279) was a paradoxical era for Chinese women. This was a time when footbinding spread, and Confucian scholars began to insist that it was better for a widow to starve than to remarry. Yet there were also improvements in women's status in marriage and prope…
The Sung Dynasty (960-1279) was a paradoxical era for Chinese women. This was a time when footbinding spread, and Confucian scholars began to insist that it was better for a widow to starve than to remarry. Yet there were also improvements in women's status in marriage and prope…
Family -- Government -- Wealth -- Religion -- Learning -- Virtue -- Image -- The conquest dynasties -- Conclusion: The Tang-Song transition and women's history. "Provides an original history of Chinese women during the pivotal Song and Yuan dynasties (960-1368). Bret Hinsch exp…
"Provides an original history of Chinese women during the pivotal Song and Yuan dynasties (960-1368). Bret Hinsch explores the most important aspects of female life in this era-political power, family, work, inheritance, religious roles, and emotions-and considers why the status…
Women in Song and Yuan China
by Hinsch, Bret
fromAsian voices (Rowman and Littlefield, Inc.)
"Provides an original history of Chinese women during the pivotal Song and Yuan dynasties (960-1368). Bret Hinsch explores the most important aspects of female life in this era-political power, family, work, inheritance, religious roles, and emotions-and considers why the status…