Aesthetics of Womanhood in Heian Japan

dc.contributor.advisor	Goble, Andrew	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hunter, Rebekah	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2014-10-17T16:16:42Z
dc.date.available	2014-10-17T16:16:42Z
dc.date.issued	2014-10-17
dc.description.abstract	This study acts as a response to questions surrounding the position of women in the Heian court as encountered by earlier scholars. To that end this study examines the construction of the Heian concept of femininity with regard to both women of the lady-waiting and elite classes, as illustrated in diaries and court records. The findings indicate that the aesthetic of womanhood oftentimes related to an ideal of female passivity in romantic relations with men and of selflessness in involvement in major court decisions. This aesthetic was physically manifested in the attention given to the sequestration of women of high rank. However, evidence suggests that this aesthetic did not mean that women were not influential, in part because this aesthetic was an ideal that did not necessarily reflect reality.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1794/18543
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Oregon	en_US
dc.rights	All Rights Reserved.	en_US
dc.subject	Gender	en_US
dc.subject	Heian	en_US
dc.subject	Japan	en_US
dc.subject	Women	en_US
dc.title	Aesthetics of Womanhood in Heian Japan	en_US
dc.type	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation	en_US
thesis.degree.discipline	Department of History	en_US
thesis.degree.grantor	University of Oregon	en_US
thesis.degree.level	masters	en_US
thesis.degree.name	M.A.	en_US

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