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Women During the Han Dynasty Through the Lens of Excavated Materials / Pattira Thaithosaeng.
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- Thesis/Dissertation
- Author/Creator:
- Thaithosaeng, Pattira, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Archaeology.
- Asian History.
- Asian Studies.
- Womens studies.
- East Asian languages and civilizations--Penn dissertations.
- Penn dissertations--East Asian languages and civilizations.
- Local Subjects:
- Archaeology.
- Asian History.
- Asian Studies.
- Womens studies.
- East Asian languages and civilizations--Penn dissertations.
- Penn dissertations--East Asian languages and civilizations.
- Genre:
- Academic theses.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (193 pages)
- Contained In:
- Dissertations Abstracts International 80-07A.
- Place of Publication:
- [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] : University of Pennsylvania ; Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2018.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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- Summary:
- The purpose of this dissertation is to explore the life of Han women on the basis of excavated materials through four themes, namely, convict-labor, motherhood, sexual partners, and the afterlife. The sources include the Shuihudi, Zhangjiashan, and Mawangdui manuscripts along with visual representations and tomb artefacts. I argue that women were always the subject of concern either by the state or their partners. Female criminals constituted a crucial part in the government's labor force. They were expected to effectively produce offspring and raise the future population with some benefits in return under the principle of filial piety. Sexual relationships between men and women were systematically regulated by the state, while individual men focused on improving health during sexual intercourse and women received pleasure as a by-product. Only in the afterlife would the rules be more relaxed, with life as depicted inside the tomb as evidence. Excavated materials have produced a more nuanced image of Han women, as they offer new insights to our understanding of gender and sexuality during the early periods, for which we previously lacked the resources to study.
- Notes:
- Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 80-07, Section: A.
- Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
- Advisors: Goldin, Paul R.; Committee members: Adam Smith; Nancy Steinhardt.
- Department: East Asian Languages and Civilizations.
- Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania 2018.
- Local Notes:
- School code: 0175
- ISBN:
- 9780438768444
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