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ERIC Number: EJ440224
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0889-0293
Learning from a Woman: Ming Literati Responses to Tanyangzi.
Waltner, Ann
International Journal of Social Education, v6 n1 p42-59 Spr 1991
Tells the story of Tanyangzi, a young visionary and religious teacher in Ming China. Discusses writings relating to her life and teachings. Emphasizes the concern with chastity, publicity, and fictionality as they relate to the male view of female virtue among men of the late Ming period. (DK)
Descriptors: Buddhism, Chinese Culture, Confucianism, Cultural Influences, Females, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Literary Devices, Literature, Meditation, Mysticism, Non Western Civilization, Religion, Sex Role, Sexuality, Taoism
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: China; Chinese Literature; Ming Dynasty; Religious Experiences; Tanyangzi