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Title
Women in Tang China
Type
Text
Monograph
Contribution
Hinsch, Bret (Author)
Subject
Women--China--History--To 1500 (LCSH)
Women--China--Social life and customs (LCSH)
Women--China--Social conditions (LCSH)
Women--History--Middle Ages, 500-1500 (LCSH)
China--History--Tang dynasty, 618-907 (LCSH)
Language
English
Illustrative Content
Illustrations
Geographic Coverage
Classification
LCC: HQ1147.C6 H57 2020 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
DDC: 305.40951/0902 full (Assigner: dlc)(Source: 23)
Supplementary Content
bibliography
index
Content
text
Summary
"This important book provides the first comprehensive survey of women in China during the Sui and Tang dynasties from the sixth through tenth centuries CE. Bret Hinsch provides rich insight into female life in the medieval era, ranging from political power, wealth, and work to family, religious roles, and virtues. He explores women's lived experiences but also delves into the subjective side of their emotional life and the ideals they pursued. Deeply researched, the book draws on a wide range of sources, including standard histories, poetry, prose literature, and epigraphic sources such as epitaphs, commemorative religious inscriptions, and Dunhuang documents. Building on the best Western and Japanese scholarship, Hinsch also draws heavily on Chinese scholarship, most of which is unknown outside China. As the first study in English about women in the medieval era, this groundbreaking work will open a new window into Chinese history for Western readers"-- Provided by publisher.
Table Of Contents
Marriage
Mothers
Government
Wealth
Religion
Learning
Virtue
Love.
Authorized Access Point
Hinsch, Bret Women in Tang China