Confucianism and Women: A Philosophical Interpretation

by Li-hsiang Lisa Rosenlee

Book Overview

Confucianism and Women argues that Confucian philosophy--often criticized as misogynistic and patriarchal--is not inherently sexist. Although historically bound up with oppressive practices, Confucianism contains much that can promote an ethic of gender parity. Attacks on Confucianism for gender oppression have marked China's modern period, beginning with the May Fourth Movement of 1919 and reaching prominence during the Cultural Revolution of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 079146749X
• ISBN13: 9780791467497
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"