Inside the World of the Eunuch : A Social History of the Emperor's Servants in Qing China /

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The history of Qing palace eunuchs is defined by a tension between the role eunuchs were meant to play and the life they intended to live. This study tells the story of how a complicated and much-maligned group of people struggled to insert a degree of agency into their lives. Rulers of the Qing dyn...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dale, Melissa S. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2019
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Eunuchs > China.
China > History > Qing dynasty, 1644-1912.
China > Court and courtiers > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : The other side of eunuch history
  • The palace eunuch system
  • Routes to the palace
  • Unrobing the emasculated body
  • Entering the emperor's realm
  • The parallel world of the eunuch : eunuch society
  • Running away from the palace
  • Eunuch suicide : punishment, not compassion
  • Authorized exits from the system : sick leave, retirement, discharge, and death
  • Surviving the fall of the Qing : Chinese eunuchs post 1911
  • Appendix 1 : Reign titles and dates of the Qing emperors
  • Appendix 2 : Eunuch suicide regulations
  • Appendix 3 : Eunuch temples
  • Appendix 4 : Eunuch cemeteries

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