Bossler, Beverly Jo,

Courtesans, concubines, and the cult of female fidelity : gender and social change in China, 1000-1400 / Beverly Bossler. - 1 online resource (483 pages) : illustrations. - Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; 83 . - Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; 83. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages [433]-456) and index.

9781684170678 (e-book)


Courtesans--History--China--To 1500.
Man-woman relationships--History--China--To 1500.
Sex role--History--China--To 1500.
Wives--History--China--To 1500.
Concubinage--History--China--To 1500.
Women--Social conditions.--China


Electronic books.

HQ684 / .B677 2013

305.40951