The pitfalls of piety for married women two precious scrolls of the Ming dynasty or the terrible trials inflicted on devout mothers by men and gods : with detailed descriptions of the abuse suffered by their children at the hands of second wives that is "The precious scroll of red gauze" and "The precious scroll of the handkerchief" : translated from the Chinese on the basis of the earliest available texts : also included as an appendix: early materials on "The precious scroll of woman Huang"
The pitfalls of piety for married women: two precious scrolls of the Ming dynasty or the terrible trials inflicted on devout mothers by men and gods : with detailed descriptions of the abuse suffered by their children at the hands of second wives that is "The precious scroll of red gauze" and "The precious scroll of the handkerchief" : translated from the Chinese on the basis of the earliest available texts : also included as an appendix: early materials on "The precious scroll of woman Huang"

The Pitfalls of Piety for Married Women shows how problematic the practice of piety could be in two thematically related "precious scrolls" (baojuan) from the Ming dynasty, The Precious Scroll on the Red Gauze and The Precious Scroll of the Handkerchief. For married women in Late Imperial...

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Weitere Verfasser: Idema, Wilt L. 1944- (ÜbersetzerIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Ithaca ; London Cornell University Press [2021]
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Asian Studies
Religious Studies
Womens Studies
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Asian / Chinese
Bao juan (Buddhist song-tales)
Buddhist women > Religious life > Drama
Chinese drama > Ming dynasty, 1368-1644
Wives > Religious life > Drama
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Zusammenfassung:The Pitfalls of Piety for Married Women shows how problematic the practice of piety could be in two thematically related "precious scrolls" (baojuan) from the Ming dynasty, The Precious Scroll on the Red Gauze and The Precious Scroll of the Handkerchief. For married women in Late Imperial China, Buddhist piety was a praiseworthy virtue, but it could also cause problems when religious devotion conflicted with the demands of marriage and motherhood. These two previously untranslated texts tell the stories of married women whose piety causes them to be separated from their husbands and children. While these women labor far away, their children are cruelly abused by murderous stepmothers. Following many adventures, divine intervention eventually reunites the families and the evil stepmothers get their just deserts. While the texts in The Pitfalls of Piety for Married Women praise Buddhist piety, they also reveal many problems as far as it concerns married women and mothers. Wilt L. Idema's translations are preceded by an introduction that places these scrolls in the context of Ming dynasty performative literature, vernacular literature, and popular religion. Set in a milieu of rich merchants, the texts provide a unique window on family life of the time, enriching our understanding of gender in the Ming dynasty. These popular baojuan offer rare insights on lay religion and family dynamics of the Ming dynasty, and their original theme and form enrich our understanding of the various methods of storytelling that were practiced at the time
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (ix, 212 Seiten)
ISBN:9781501758386
9781501758379
DOI:10.1515/9781501758386

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