Festivals, Feasts, and Gender Relations in Ancient China and Greece - Hardcover

Zhou, Yiqun

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521197627 ISBN 13: 9780521197625

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Ancient China and Greece are two classical civilizations that have exerted far-reaching influence in numerous areas of human experience and are often invoked as the paradigms in East-West comparison. This book examines gender relations in the two ancient societies as reflected in convivial contexts such as family banquets, public festivals, and religious feasts. Two distinct patterns of interpersonal affinity and conflict emerge from the Chinese and Greek sources that show men and women organizing themselves and interacting with each other in social occasions intended for collective pursuit of pleasure. Through an analysis of the two different patterns, Yiqun Zhou illuminates the different sociopolitical mechanisms, value systems, and fabrics of human bonds in the two classical traditions. Her book will be important for readers who are interested in the comparative study of societies, gender studies, women's history, and the legacy of civilizations.

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Book Description:

This book examines gender relations in the two ancient societies as reflected in convivial contexts such as family banquets, public festivals, and religious feasts. Through an analysis of the different patterns that emerge in each society, Yiqun Zhou illuminates the different sociopolitical mechanisms, value systems, and fabrics of human bonds in the two classical traditions.

About the Author:

Yiqun Zhou is Assistant Professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Stanford University. She has contributed to Nan Nu: Men, Women and Gender in Early and Imperial China and Children and Childhood in World Religions.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0521197627
• ISBN 13: 9780521197625
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 373