Courtesans, Concubines, and the Cult of Female Fidelity

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bossler, Beverely
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boston : BRILL, 2013.
Series:Harvard University Studies in East Asian Law Ser.
Subjects:
To 1500
Courtesans > China > History > To 1500.
Man-woman relationships > China > History > To 1500.
Sex role > China > History > To 1500.
Wives > China > History > To 1500.
Concubinage > China > History > To 1500.
Women > China > Social conditions.
Femmes > Chine > Conditions sociales.
Concubinage
Courtesans
Man-woman relationships
Sex role
Wives
Women > Social conditions
China
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Courtesans, Concubines,and the Cult of Female Fidelity: Gender and Social Change in China, 1000-1400
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • Introduction
  • PART ONE: Culture, Politics, and Gender in the Northern Song
  • 1. Courtesans and the Northern Song Elite
  • 2. The Courtesan as Concubine
  • 3. Prose, Politics, and Prodigies
  • PART TWO: Markets, Mayhem, and Morality in the Southern Song
  • 4. Performance Anxiety
  • 5. Entertainers to Ancestors
  • 6. Loss, Loyalty, and Local Leverage
  • PART THREE: Conquerors and Culture in the Yuan
  • 7. Exemplary Entertainers
  • 8. Performers, Paramours, and Parents
  • 9. Entertaining Exemplars
  • Conclusion
  • Reference Matter
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series

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