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Women in Tang China

Hinsch, Bret, author

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\"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.

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Subject: Women China History To 1500. / Women China Social life and customs. / Women China Social conditions. / Women History Middle Ages, 500-1500. / China History Tang dynasty, 618-907.
• ISBN: 9781538134894, 1538134896

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
HQ1147.C6 H57 2020	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE