The pitfalls of piety for married women : two precious scrolls of the Ming dynasty or, The terrible trials inflicted on devout mothers by men and gods with detailed descriptions of the abuse suffered by their children at the hands of second wives that is, The precious scroll of the red gauze and The precious scroll of the handkerchief
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The pitfalls of piety for married women : two precious scrolls of the Ming dynasty or, The terrible trials inflicted on devout mothers by men and gods with detailed descriptions of the abuse suffered by their children at the hands of second wives that is, The precious scroll of the red gauze and The precious scroll of the handkerchief
（Cornell East Asia series, no. 208）
Cornell University Press, 2021
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Includes bibliographical references (p.207-212)
"Translated from the Chinese on the basis of the earliest available texts, also included as an appendix: Early materials on The precious scroll of woman Huang" -- Top page
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内容説明
The Pitfalls of Piety for Married Women shows how problematic the practice of Buddhist piety could be in late imperial China. Two thematically related "precious scrolls" (baojuan) from the Ming dynasty, The Precious Scroll of the Red Gauze and The Precious Scroll of the Handkerchief, illustrate the difficulties faced by women whose religious devotion conflicted with the demands of marriage and motherhood.
These two previously untranslated texts tell the stories of married women whose piety causes them to be separated from their husbands and children. While these women labor far away, their children are cruelly abused by murderous stepmothers. Following many adventures, the families are reunited by divine intervention and the evil stepmothers get their just deserts. While the texts in The Pitfalls of Piety for Married Women praise Buddhist piety, they also reveal many problems concerning married women and mothers.
Wilt L. Idema's translations are preceded by an introduction that places these scrolls in the context of Ming dynasty performative literature, vernacular literature, and popular religion. Set in a milieu of rich merchants, the texts provide a unique window to family life of the time, enriching our understanding of gender during the Ming dynasty. These popular baojuan offer rare insights into lay religion and family dynamics of the Ming dynasty, and their original theme and form enrich our understanding of the various methods of storytelling that were practiced at the time.
目次
Introduction
Buddhist Preaching and Storytelling: Transformation Texts and Precious Scrolls
Female Piety in Precious Scrolls: Miaoshan and Woman Huang
Precious Scrolls of the Sixteenth Century: Hagiographies, Sectarian Writings, Formal Features,andPerformance
The Precious Scroll of the Handkerchief
The Precious Scroll of the Red Gauze
The Third Lad and the Printing History of the Precious Scroll of the Red Gauze
The Precious Scroll, as Preached by theBuddha, of Little Huaxian: How Woman Yang as a Ghost Embroidered Red Gauze
The Precious Scroll, as Preached by the Buddha, of the Handkerchief: How Wang Zhongqing Lost Everything
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