Courtesans, Concubines, and the Cult of Female Fidelity
Author | : Beverly Jo Bossler |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013 |
ISBN-10 | : 0674066693 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780674066694 |
Rating | : 4/5 (694 Downloads) |
Download or read book Courtesans, Concubines, and the Cult of Female Fidelity written by Beverly Jo Bossler and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Courtesans, Concubines, and the Cult of Female Fidelity traces changing gender relations in China from the tenth to fourteenth centuries. By taking women--and men's relationships with women--seriously, this book makes a case for the centrality of gender relations in the social, political, and intellectual life of the Song and Yuan dynasties.