Birth in ancient China :: a study of metaphor and cultural identity in pre-imperial China /
Using newly discovered and excavated texts, Constance A. Cook and Xinhui Luo systematically explore material culture, inscriptions, transmitted texts, and genealogies from BCE China to reconstruct the role of women in social reproduction in the ancient Chinese world. Applying paleographical, linguis...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Using newly discovered and excavated texts, Constance A. Cook and Xinhui Luo systematically explore material culture, inscriptions, transmitted texts, and genealogies from BCE China to reconstruct the role of women in social reproduction in the ancient Chinese world. Applying paleographical, linguistic, and historical analyses, Cook and Luo discuss fertility rituals, birthing experiences, divine conceptions, divine births, and the overall influence of gendered supernatural agencies on the experience and outcome of birth. They unpack a cultural paradigm in which birth is not only a philosophical symbol of eternal return and renewal but also an abiding religious and social focus for lineage continuity. They also suggest that some of the mythical founder heroes traditionally assumed to be male may in fact have had female identities. Students of ancient history, particularly Chinese history, will find this book an essential complement to traditional historical narratives, while the exploration of ancient religious texts, many unknown in the West, provides a unique perspective into the study of the formation of mythology and the role of birthing in early religion. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| spelling | Cook, Constance A., author. Birth in ancient China : a study of metaphor and cultural identity in pre-imperial China / Constance A. Cook and Luo Xinhui. Albany : State University of New York Press, [2017] 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction: A Chu Text -- 1. Words and Images -- Chu Ancestral Names and the Word for Birth -- A Lost Word for Birth -- Suggestive Images -- 2. Controlling Reproduction : Fertility Prayers -- Zhou Fertility Prayers in Zhou Bronze Inscriptions -- A Warring States Prayer Preserved on Bamboo Strips -- 3. Mothers and Embryos -- Gestation -- 4. Controlling the Pregnant Body -- Time and Divination -- Curses -- Sequestering -- A Question of Thorns -- 5. Divine Origins and Chu Genealogical History -- Gender Bending -- 6. The Traumatic Births of Non-Zhou Ancestors. Description based on print version record. Using newly discovered and excavated texts, Constance A. Cook and Xinhui Luo systematically explore material culture, inscriptions, transmitted texts, and genealogies from BCE China to reconstruct the role of women in social reproduction in the ancient Chinese world. Applying paleographical, linguistic, and historical analyses, Cook and Luo discuss fertility rituals, birthing experiences, divine conceptions, divine births, and the overall influence of gendered supernatural agencies on the experience and outcome of birth. They unpack a cultural paradigm in which birth is not only a philosophical symbol of eternal return and renewal but also an abiding religious and social focus for lineage continuity. They also suggest that some of the mythical founder heroes traditionally assumed to be male may in fact have had female identities. Students of ancient history, particularly Chinese history, will find this book an essential complement to traditional historical narratives, while the exploration of ancient religious texts, many unknown in the West, provides a unique perspective into the study of the formation of mythology and the role of birthing in early religion. Childbirth Social aspects China History To 1500. Birth customs China History To 1500. Human reproduction Social aspects China History To 1500. Metaphor Social aspects China History To 1500. Group identity China History To 1500. China Social life and customs To 221 B.C. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024187 China History Zhou dynasty, 1122-221 B.C. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024035 Chine Murs et coutumes Jusqu'à 221 av. J.-C. Chine Histoire 1122-221 av. J.-C. (Dynastie des Zhou) SOCIAL SCIENCE Customs & Traditions. bisacsh Birth customs fast Childbirth Social aspects fast Group identity fast Human reproduction Social aspects fast Manners and customs fast Metaphor Social aspects fast Zhou Dynasty (China) fast China fast To 1500 fast History fast Luo, Xinhui, co-author. has work: Birth in ancient China (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGH7C7tmXGmX8pCgQmMGjK https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Cook, Constance A., author. Birth in ancient China Albany : State University of New York Press, [2017] 9781438467115 (DLC) 2016054534 SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86724503 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1622326 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Cook, Constance A. Birth in ancient China : a study of metaphor and cultural identity in pre-imperial China / SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture. Introduction: A Chu Text -- 1. Words and Images -- Chu Ancestral Names and the Word for Birth -- A Lost Word for Birth -- Suggestive Images -- 2. Controlling Reproduction : Fertility Prayers -- Zhou Fertility Prayers in Zhou Bronze Inscriptions -- A Warring States Prayer Preserved on Bamboo Strips -- 3. Mothers and Embryos -- Gestation -- 4. Controlling the Pregnant Body -- Time and Divination -- Curses -- Sequestering -- A Question of Thorns -- 5. Divine Origins and Chu Genealogical History -- Gender Bending -- 6. The Traumatic Births of Non-Zhou Ancestors. Childbirth Social aspects China History To 1500. Birth customs China History To 1500. Human reproduction Social aspects China History To 1500. Metaphor Social aspects China History To 1500. Group identity China History To 1500. SOCIAL SCIENCE Customs & Traditions. bisacsh Birth customs fast Childbirth Social aspects fast Group identity fast Human reproduction Social aspects fast Manners and customs fast Metaphor Social aspects fast Zhou Dynasty (China) fast |
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| title | Birth in ancient China : a study of metaphor and cultural identity in pre-imperial China / |
| title_auth | Birth in ancient China : a study of metaphor and cultural identity in pre-imperial China / |
| title_exact_search | Birth in ancient China : a study of metaphor and cultural identity in pre-imperial China / |
| title_full | Birth in ancient China : a study of metaphor and cultural identity in pre-imperial China / Constance A. Cook and Luo Xinhui. |
| title_fullStr | Birth in ancient China : a study of metaphor and cultural identity in pre-imperial China / Constance A. Cook and Luo Xinhui. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Birth in ancient China : a study of metaphor and cultural identity in pre-imperial China / Constance A. Cook and Luo Xinhui. |
| title_short | Birth in ancient China : |
| title_sort | birth in ancient china a study of metaphor and cultural identity in pre imperial china |
| title_sub | a study of metaphor and cultural identity in pre-imperial China / |
| topic | Childbirth Social aspects China History To 1500. Birth customs China History To 1500. Human reproduction Social aspects China History To 1500. Metaphor Social aspects China History To 1500. Group identity China History To 1500. SOCIAL SCIENCE Customs & Traditions. bisacsh Birth customs fast Childbirth Social aspects fast Group identity fast Human reproduction Social aspects fast Manners and customs fast Metaphor Social aspects fast Zhou Dynasty (China) fast |
| topic_facet | Childbirth Social aspects China History To 1500. Birth customs China History To 1500. Human reproduction Social aspects China History To 1500. Metaphor Social aspects China History To 1500. Group identity China History To 1500. China Social life and customs To 221 B.C. China History Zhou dynasty, 1122-221 B.C. Chine Murs et coutumes Jusqu'à 221 av. J.-C. Chine Histoire 1122-221 av. J.-C. (Dynastie des Zhou) SOCIAL SCIENCE Customs & Traditions. Birth customs Childbirth Social aspects Group identity Human reproduction Social aspects Manners and customs Metaphor Social aspects Zhou Dynasty (China) China History |
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