A new, multifaceted look at Korean women during a period of strong Confucian ideology.
Youngmin Kim is Associate Professor of Political Science at Seoul National University. Michael J. Pettid is Associate Professor of Premodern Korean Studies at Binghamton University, State University of New York. He is the author of Korean Cuisine: An Illustrated History and cotranslator (with Kil Cha) of Unyong-jon: A Love Affair at the Royal Palace of Choson Korea.
List of Illustrations
p. vii
Introduction
p. 1
Portrait of Two Women: Multiple Layers of "Confucianism" in Late Choson Korea
p. 11
The Exemplar Wife: The Life of Lady Chang of Andong in Historical Context
p. 29
Confucian Educational Works for Upper Status Women in Choson Korea
p. 49
Neo-Confucianism as Free-floating Resource: Im Yunjidang and Kang Chongildang as Two Female Neo-Confucian Philosophers in Late Choson
p. 71
The Rights of the Eldest Daughter-in-Law and Strengthening of Adoption of Lineage Heirs in the Mid-Choson Period
p. 89
Questions Concerning Widows' Social Status and Remarriage in Late Choson
p. 109
Devalued Bodies, Revalued Status: Confucianism and the Plight of Female Slaves in Late Chospn Korea
p. 137
Glossary
p. 151
Bibliography
p. 157
Index
p. 163
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