Heroic with Grace : Legendary Women of Japan
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0873325524
ISBN-13
9780873325523
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint
M.E. Sharpe
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 31st, 1991
Print length
344 Pages
Weight
476 grams
Product Classification:
Asian historyGender studies: women
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Presents the lives and times of eight prominent Japanese women who epitomize the tragedies and triumphs of eight characteristically female roles. It covers issues of women's status throughout Japanese history, the concept of Japanese womanhood and the popular need for strong female figures.
This work presents the lives and times of eight prominent Japanese women who epitomize the tragedies and triumphs of eight characteristically female roles. In examining the lives of the mythological Empress Jingu, Jito Tenno (645-702), Murasaki Shikibu (970s-1000s), Tomoe Gozen (12th century), Hojo Masako (1157-1225), Hani Motoko (1873-1957), Takamine Hideko (b.1924) and Ariyoshi Sawako (1931-1984), the contributors provide a mosaic of Japanese history and culture that encompasses issues of women''s status in various stages of Japanese history, the social climate conducive to positive female roles, the concept of Japanese womanhood in relation to the male hero types of each age and the popular need for strong female figures.
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