Under Confucian Eyes: Writings on Gender in Chinese History

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Under Confucian Eyes

Writings on Gender in Chinese History

Edited by: Susan Mann and Yu-Yin Cheng

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2001

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These translations of eighteen classical Chinese texts from the mid-ninth century (Tang dynasty) through the late nineteenth century (Qing dynasty) offer a comprehensive collection of primary sources focusing on gender issues in medieval and late imperial China. The book's title reflects the sometimes ironic relationship between Confucian viewpoints and women's visibility in Chinese historical documents. The texts, written by both men and women, show that Confucian values and scholarly practices produced a rich documentary record of women's lives.

Includes a brief guide for use by students and teachers

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Mann Susan :

Susan Mann is Professor of History at the University of California, Davis, and author of Precious Records: Women in China's Long Eighteenth Century (1997). Yu-Yin Cheng is Assistant Professor of History at Marymount Manhattan College and author of A Chronological Biography of Lo Ju-fang (1515-1588): Poet, Philosopher, Activist (1995).

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Contents
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List of Illustrations
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Acknowledgments
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Editors' Introduction
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Guide for Students and Teachers
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1. Biography of the Daoist Saint Wang Fengxian by Du Guangting (850–933)
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2. Biography of the Great Compassionate One of Xiangshan by Jiang Zhiqi (1031–1104)
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3. The Book of Filial Piety for Women Attributed to a Woman Née Zheng (ca. 730)
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4. Funerary Writings by Chen Liang(1143–1194)
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5. "The Customs of Various Barbarians" by Li Jing (1251–?)
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6. Selected Writings by Luo Rufang (1515–1588)
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7. Final Instructions by Yang Jisheng (1516–1555)
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8. "Record of Past Karma" by Ji Xian (1614–1683)
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9. "Letter to My Sons" by Gu Ruopu (1592–ca. 1681)
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10. Personal Letters in Seventeenth-Century Epistolary Guides
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11. Letters by Women of the Ming-Qing Period
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12. Selected Short Works by Wang Duanshu (1621–after 1701)
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13. Two Ghost Stories from Liaozhai's Records of the Strange by Pu Songling (1640–1715)
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14. Two Biographies by Zhang Xuecheng (1738–1801)
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15. Poems on Tea-Picking
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16. Drinking Wine and Reading "Encountering Sorrow”: A Reflection in Disguise by Wu Zao (1799–1862)
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17. A Brief Record of the Eastern Ocean by Ding Shaoyi (fl. 1847)
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18. The "Eating Crabs" Youth Book
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Glossaries and References
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Contributors
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Under Confucian Eyes

Overview

About this book

Author / Editor information

Topics

Table of contents

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Editors' Introduction

Guide for Students and Teachers

1. Biography of the Daoist Saint Wang Fengxian by Du Guangting (850–933)

2. Biography of the Great Compassionate One of Xiangshan by Jiang Zhiqi (1031–1104)

3. The Book of Filial Piety for Women Attributed to a Woman Née Zheng (ca. 730)

4. Funerary Writings by Chen Liang(1143–1194)

5. "The Customs of Various Barbarians" by Li Jing (1251–?)

6. Selected Writings by Luo Rufang (1515–1588)

7. Final Instructions by Yang Jisheng (1516–1555)

8. "Record of Past Karma" by Ji Xian (1614–1683)

9. "Letter to My Sons" by Gu Ruopu (1592–ca. 1681)

10. Personal Letters in Seventeenth-Century Epistolary Guides

11. Letters by Women of the Ming-Qing Period

12. Selected Short Works by Wang Duanshu (1621–after 1701)

13. Two Ghost Stories from Liaozhai's Records of the Strange by Pu Songling (1640–1715)

14. Two Biographies by Zhang Xuecheng (1738–1801)

15. Poems on Tea-Picking

16. Drinking Wine and Reading "Encountering Sorrow”: A Reflection in Disguise by Wu Zao (1799–1862)

17. A Brief Record of the Eastern Ocean by Ding Shaoyi (fl. 1847)

18. The "Eating Crabs" Youth Book

Glossaries and References

Contributors

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