Stephanie Balkwill: The Women Who Ruled China

Cover: 9780520401815 | The Women Who Ruled China | Stephanie Balkwill | Taschenbuch | 2024

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"This book is truly groundbreaking in its focus, theoretical contributions, and methodological innovations. Stephanie Balkwill's deft treatment of Buddhism, gender, and ethnic difference in the Northern Wei court of Empress Dowager Ling will surely serve as a model for other scholars."--Megan Bryson, author of Goddess on the Frontier: Religion, Ethnicity, and Gender in Southwest China "Balkwill's penetrating scholarship greatly enlarges our understanding of two often-ignored and deeply intertwined aspects of rulership in East Asia: women and Buddhism. This book explores the powerful role that women played in Northern Wei politics and how Buddhism provided a new repertoire for enlarging their roles, especially in the more populist forms favored by the Empress Dowager. A revealing, thought-provoking read."--Andrew Chittick, author of The Jiankang Empire in Chinese and World History "Employing a wide range of sources, Balkwill persuasively argues that Dowager Empress Hu paved the way for Wu Zetian to become China's only female emperor. Both pastoral nomadic customs, which respected female agency and authority, and Buddhism, which provided women with autonomy and leadership opportunities, created this new path to power."--Keith N. Knapp, Professor of East Asian History at The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina

Über den Autor

Stephanie Balkwill is Assistant Professor of Chinese Buddhism in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Los Angeles, where she is also Associate Director of the Center for Buddhist Studies.

Erscheinungsjahr:	2024
Genre:	Geschichte
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9780520401815
ISBN-10:	0520401816
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Balkwill, Stephanie
Hersteller:	University of California Press
Maße:	151 x 229 x 17 mm
Von/Mit:	Stephanie Balkwill
Erscheinungsdatum:	06.08.2024
Gewicht:	0,396 kg

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