HIS 126 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Ban Zhao, Ming Dynasty, Eurasian Steppe
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Relationships within confucianism: ruler to subject, husband to wife, elder to younger, friend to friend, dominant to submissive = peaceful relationships. Ban zhao 1st century bce: female scholar, wrote a book about women and confucianism, stressed harmony/humility/respect/caution/obedience, three submissions 1st father, 2nd husband, 3rd son. Hundred schools of thought: yin & yang dark and light are in balance, yin dark, feminine, associated with the moon, weak, submissive, receptive, private, yang light, masculine, associated with the sun, strong, dominant, assertive, public. Fall 2015 semester: creation of earth, balance of the cosmos, embodiment of yin, model for women and creativity, legitimized women taking other paths artists, poets, taoist/daoist nuns. Buddhism: introduced in 3rd century ce, chinese buddhism will incorporate majority beliefs about women. Chinese classical period 2nd century bce to 5th century ce: supported literacy for women, demand for literate and educated women (elite class, paper/block printing. Peasant women will still be expected to work.
