Buch, Englisch, 286 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 232 mm, Gewicht: 567 g
A Woman's Guide to Living in Late-Chosŏn Korea
Buch, Englisch, 286 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 232 mm, Gewicht: 567 g
Reihe: Korean Classics Library: Historical Materials
ISBN: 978-0-8248-8904-3
Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group Inc
An extensive introduction will help readers understand the times in which Lady Yi wrote her encyclopedia and the influences that fostered her love of scholarship. The work demonstrates the full sweep of her authority in the domestic sphere and the many aspects of day-to-day life that women needed to prepare for and manage. Her mastery of East Asian cosmology comes across clearly in her use of this knowledge to account for the workings of the world, the processes required to take care of one's body, and interactions between humans and the natural world.
The Encyclopedia of Daily Life will be an important reference for those studying medicine, botany, and the preparation of foodstuffs in premodern East Asian societies. It will also be a valuable linguistic reference to the Korean language during the late Choson.
Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte