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dc.contributor.advisor | Benn, James | - |
dc.contributor.author | Beaudoin, Crystal Marie | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-06-18T18:42:16Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2018-06-18T18:42:16Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2017-11 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/23104 | - |
dc.description.abstract | In the patriarchal milieu of sixteenth-century China, women demonstrated agency in their families and communities through their religious practices. Male family members typically performed Confucian rites related to ancestor veneration; yet there were many opportunities for women to participate in practices associated with other religious traditions. In this study, I will elucidate the religious roles of women during the late Ming dynasty (1368—1644 CE). Using the cultural-historical method, I will demonstrate the ways in which women gained agency and freedom from social conventions through their religious practices. By comparing literary sources with historical documents, I will validate the use of my major literary source, Jin ping mei, to study the religious practices in sixteenth-century China. This study will provide scholars with a nuanced understanding of gender roles within upper-class families in early modern China. Women were not simply passive, submissive members of a Confucian society; rather, they often gained authority and autonomy within their families and communities. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Jin ping mei | en_US |
dc.subject | Ming dynasty | en_US |
dc.subject | Chinese religions | en_US |
dc.title | Female Religious Practices, Agency, and Freedom in the Novel Jin ping mei | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Religious Studies | en_US |
dc.description.degreetype | Thesis | en_US |
dc.description.degree | Master of Arts (MA) | en_US |
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