The Emotions of Justice : Gender, Status, and Legal Performance in Choson Korea /

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"The Chosŏn State (1392-1910) is typically portrayed as a rigid society because of its hereditary status system, slavery, and Confucian gender norms. However, The Emotions of Justice reveals a surprisingly complex picture of a judicial system that operated in a contradictory fashion by discrim...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kim, Jisoo M. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2015.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Women > Legal status, laws, etc. > Korea > History.
Law > Korea > History.
Korea > History > Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Author's note
  • Kings of the Chosŏn Dynasty
  • The Confucian state, law, and emotions
  • Gender, writing, and legal performance
  • Women's grievances and their gendered narrative of wŏn
  • Seeking vindication or begging pardon on behalf of the living
  • In search of justice on behalf of the dead.

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