The Culture of Sex in Ancient China:
The subject of sex was central to early Chinese thought. Discussed openly and seriously as a fundamental topic of human speculation, it was an important source of imagery and terminology that informed the classical Chinese conception of social and political relationships. This sophisticated and long...
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| Zusammenfassung: | The subject of sex was central to early Chinese thought. Discussed openly and seriously as a fundamental topic of human speculation, it was an important source of imagery and terminology that informed the classical Chinese conception of social and political relationships. This sophisticated and long-standing tradition, however, has been all but neglected by modern historians. In The Culture of Sex in Ancient China, Paul Rakita Goldin addresses central issues in the history of Chinese attitudes toward sex and gender from 500 B.C. to A.D. 400. A survey of major pre-imperial sources, including some of the most revered and influential texts in the Chinese tradition, reveals the use of the image of copulation as a metaphor for various human relations, such as those between a worshiper and his or her deity or a ruler and his subjects. In his examination of early Confucian views of women, Goldin notes that, while contradictions and ambiguities existed in the articulation of these views, women were nevertheless regarded as full participants in the Confucian project of self-transformation. He goes on to show how assumptions concerning the relationship of sexual behavior to political activity (assumptions reinforced by the habitual use of various literary tropes discussed earlier in the book) led to increasing attempts to regulate sexual behavior throughout the Han dynasty. Following the fall of the Han, this ideology was rejected by the aristocracy, who continually resisted claims of sovereignty made by impotent emperors in a succession of short-lived dynasties. Erudite and immensely entertaining, this study of intellectual conceptions of sex and sexuality in China will be welcomed by students and scholars of early China and by those with an interest in the comparative development of ancient cultures |
| Beschreibung: | Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 19. Jan 2018) |
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| spelling | Goldin, Paul R. aut The Culture of Sex in Ancient China Paul R. Goldin Honolulu University of Hawaii Press [2001] © 2001 1 online resource txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 19. Jan 2018) The subject of sex was central to early Chinese thought. Discussed openly and seriously as a fundamental topic of human speculation, it was an important source of imagery and terminology that informed the classical Chinese conception of social and political relationships. This sophisticated and long-standing tradition, however, has been all but neglected by modern historians. In The Culture of Sex in Ancient China, Paul Rakita Goldin addresses central issues in the history of Chinese attitudes toward sex and gender from 500 B.C. to A.D. 400. A survey of major pre-imperial sources, including some of the most revered and influential texts in the Chinese tradition, reveals the use of the image of copulation as a metaphor for various human relations, such as those between a worshiper and his or her deity or a ruler and his subjects. In his examination of early Confucian views of women, Goldin notes that, while contradictions and ambiguities existed in the articulation of these views, women were nevertheless regarded as full participants in the Confucian project of self-transformation. He goes on to show how assumptions concerning the relationship of sexual behavior to political activity (assumptions reinforced by the habitual use of various literary tropes discussed earlier in the book) led to increasing attempts to regulate sexual behavior throughout the Han dynasty. Following the fall of the Han, this ideology was rejected by the aristocracy, who continually resisted claims of sovereignty made by impotent emperors in a succession of short-lived dynasties. Erudite and immensely entertaining, this study of intellectual conceptions of sex and sexuality in China will be welcomed by students and scholars of early China and by those with an interest in the comparative development of ancient cultures In English Geschichte 500 v. Chr.-1500 gnd rswk-swf Chinese literature To 221 B.C. History and criticism Sex and history China Sex in literature Sex China History To 1500 Sexualität (DE-588)4054684-6 gnd rswk-swf Erotik Motiv (DE-588)4123157-0 gnd rswk-swf Chinesisch (DE-588)4113214-2 gnd rswk-swf Literatur (DE-588)4035964-5 gnd rswk-swf China (DE-588)4009937-4 gnd rswk-swf Chinesisch (DE-588)4113214-2 s Literatur (DE-588)4035964-5 s Erotik Motiv (DE-588)4123157-0 s Geschichte 500 v. Chr.-1500 z 1\p DE-604 China (DE-588)4009937-4 g Sexualität (DE-588)4054684-6 s 2\p DE-604 https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.21313/9780824864651 Verlag URL des Erstveröffentlichers Volltext 1\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 2\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk |
| spellingShingle | Goldin, Paul R. The Culture of Sex in Ancient China Chinese literature To 221 B.C. History and criticism Sex and history China Sex in literature Sex China History To 1500 Sexualität (DE-588)4054684-6 gnd Erotik Motiv (DE-588)4123157-0 gnd Chinesisch (DE-588)4113214-2 gnd Literatur (DE-588)4035964-5 gnd |
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| title | The Culture of Sex in Ancient China |
| title_auth | The Culture of Sex in Ancient China |
| title_exact_search | The Culture of Sex in Ancient China |
| title_full | The Culture of Sex in Ancient China Paul R. Goldin |
| title_fullStr | The Culture of Sex in Ancient China Paul R. Goldin |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Culture of Sex in Ancient China Paul R. Goldin |
| title_short | The Culture of Sex in Ancient China |
| title_sort | the culture of sex in ancient china |
| topic | Chinese literature To 221 B.C. History and criticism Sex and history China Sex in literature Sex China History To 1500 Sexualität (DE-588)4054684-6 gnd Erotik Motiv (DE-588)4123157-0 gnd Chinesisch (DE-588)4113214-2 gnd Literatur (DE-588)4035964-5 gnd |
| topic_facet | Chinese literature To 221 B.C. History and criticism Sex and history China Sex in literature Sex China History To 1500 Sexualität Erotik Motiv Chinesisch Literatur China |
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