Research on the Life and Folk Culture of Manchu Women

Author: Zhou Hong
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This is an academic work that conducts an in-depth study on the lives of Manchu women in China and their related folk cultures. Based on the perspective of life culture theory and from the standpoint of women, the author reinterprets and discusses a series of characteristics of Manchu society and culture. The main content primarily involves the fate of Manchu women under the political system, their cultural creation, life rituals, social life, as well as their beliefs, emotions, and spiritual world. This book is based on the author's doctoral dissertation and has been revised for publication. Keywords: Manchu women, women's lives, life culture, life rituals.