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Build Female Literary Figure Of The Qin And Han Women's Economic, Political, Religious Behavior

Posted on:2012-03-25Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:C GaoFull Text:PDF
GTID:2215330344950478Subject:Ancient literature
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In the pre-Qin and Han Dynasties which belong to the formation and establish ion of the feudal DiShu system and ethics, the women play an very important part more than later one in economy,politics and religion. Their actual existences in those fields are corresponding to the literary figure. So the women figures in the period have a considerable peculiarity, for example, the healthy women which have independent and confident spirit; the goddess,dancing girl who are inverted images to the actual witch in poem.The paper consists of five chapters.It discusses of the effect and status of women from different social strata in the material production political and military,religious concepts fields, and the influence to literature from the life of women about economy,politics,religion..In chapter one, we analyze the function of the women in agriculture\business and handicraft industry. Because of relative social productivity, women are important labor force, and they enjoy a certain degree of personal freedom loose, have the power to act unrepentantly, so therefore able to engage in various economic activities unfettered. They economic behavior is wide ringed but lack the depth.In chapter two, we analyze the function of the women in the political,military,diplomatic fields. The aristocratic women of the pre-Qin and Han Dynasties are not only frequent interference in domestic affairs, but also have activities which women rarely get involved in the later period with civilian women, for example, military and diplomatic activities. But the political behavior is mainly concentrated in the dvanced noble women. Their political power is unstable and limited.In chapter three, first of all, we explain the difference of witch between China and the West, and then discuss the changes of prehistoric witch,Shang and Zhou -witch about their development process, utility functions,social status, compare female shaman with male shaman from different times. The female shaman plans an important role in the witchcraft of rainfall,exorcism and reproduction. But their influence in the religious sphere was significantly lower than the wizard. And their political status with the witch group gradually defines in the late Shang Dynasty, more obvious after the western Zhou Dynasty.In the chapter four, we talk over the influence to shape the literature from the reality of the living conditions of women, specially analysis several typical image of women such as the healthy women who are responsible and look forward to an independent personality; virtuous and noble women who don't participate in political affairs and respect for husband's family; the Goddess and dancers who reflect the aesthetics of Chu and Han Dynasty.
Keywords/Search Tags:Pre-Qin and Han, Witch, Female, Goddess
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