HUMA 1400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Precognition, Foot Binding, Qianlong Emperor
18 Dec 2014
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Self discipline! jia : family; society is viewed as an extension of family! 5 human relationships: hierarchal, yin-yang, shaped by 5 virtues! The individual: considered a point in a net of social relations! Patrilineal: descent was traced through the male line, ie. from father to son, over. Patriarchal: the family unit was formally led and formally represented by the senior male! Virilocal: wives generally married into their husbands" families, both physically and. Jia: (family)! generations! symbolically, eg. returning to rightful place/owner ! Social ranks: shi : scholar of cials (help guide, works with gov"t of cials, eg. advisors), nong : peasants, gong : artisans (people who make things of use, eg. tools/handicrafts), shang : merchants! Han at the very bottom! political order: ! The emperor and the imperial family: the elite! The mean people : actors, entertainers, buddhist monks, daoist priests, nuns, soldiers/ Omens and signs that indicate state of heavenly mandate!
