ISBN:
9781438467122
,
1438467125
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xiv, 158 pages)
,
illustrations.
Series Statement:
SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Cook, Constance A Birth in ancient China
DDC:
392.12
Keywords:
Childbirth Social aspects
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History
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To 1500
;
China
;
Birth customs History
;
To 1500
;
China
;
Human reproduction Social aspects
;
History
;
To 1500
;
China
;
Metaphor Social aspects
;
History
;
To 1500
;
China
;
Group identity History
;
To 1500
;
China
;
Birth customs History To 1500
;
Human reproduction Social aspects To 1500
;
History
;
Metaphor Social aspects To 1500
;
History
;
Group identity History To 1500
;
Childbirth Social aspects To 1500
;
History
;
Group identity History To 1500
;
Childbirth Social aspects To 1500
;
History
;
Human reproduction Social aspects To 1500
;
History
;
Birth customs History To 1500
;
Metaphor Social aspects To 1500
;
History
;
Human reproduction ; Social aspects
;
Manners and customs
;
Metaphor ; Social aspects
;
Zhou Dynasty (China)
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Customs & Traditions
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Birth customs
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Group identity
;
Childbirth ; Social aspects
;
History
;
China Social life and customs
;
To 221 B.C
;
China History
;
Zhou dynasty, 1122-221 B.C
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China
;
China History Zhou dynasty, 1122-221 B.C
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China Social life and customs To 221 B.C
;
China History Zhou dynasty, 1122-221 B.C
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China Social life and customs To 221 B.C
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China
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Electronic books History
Abstract:
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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Print version record
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