The Culture of Sex in Ancient ChinaUniversity of Hawaii Press, 2001年10月31日 - 544 頁 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. |
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... for various human relations, such as those between a worshipper and his or her deity, or between a ruler and his subjects. These sources include some of the most revered and influential. 1 Introduction: The Aims of This Book.
... rulers of Ch'i and Sung, respectively.5 The point here seems to be that there are other fish in the river. Just as one must be willing to eat fishes other than bream and carp—the finest that one can catch—one ought not limit one's ...
... ruler and one or more of his subjects? For many, it may have been impossible to ignore the weighty opinion of Confucius (551–479 B.C .). 11 The Master said: The Odes are three hundred, but they are appraised12 in one phrase: “There is ...
... readers would have recognized instantly that the word for “guest” (pin ) is also the name of an important rite wherein a ruler or ritual celebrant “hosts” a god or spirit, offering him food. In this sense, pin means. Imagery of Copulation ...
... ruler's relations with his wives and hence as a telling indicator of the prevailing mores.40 There are several poems in the collection that elucidate this symbolic dimension to the metaphor of copulation. Many of the same accoutrements ...
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2 Women and Sex Roles | 48 |
3 Sex Politics and Ritualization in the Early Empire | 75 |
Privacy and Other Revolutionary Notions at the End of the Han | 111 |
Notes | 123 |
Bibliography | 193 |
Index | 225 |
About the Author | 232 |