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Analysing a series of narratives that described women who transformed the worlds they lived in, this book introduces students and scholars to the lives of the women of Joseon Korea 1550-1700. Exploring their interactions both at home and abroad, this book shows how the agency of these women reached far across the globe
The narratives explored here appeared in a wide range of written, visual and material forms, from woodcuts and printed texts, letters, journals, and chronicles to inscriptions on monuments, and were produced by Joseon's elite officials, grieving families, Japanese civic administrators, Jesuit missionaries, local historians of the Japanese ceramic industry, and men of the Dutch East India Company. The women whose voices, lives, and actions were presented in these texts lived during a time when Joseon Korea was undergoing substantial social, political, and cultural changes. Their works described women's capacity to transform, in ways large and small, themselves, their families, and society around them. Interest in such women was not limited to a readership within the kingdom alone in this period but was reported across transnational networks to a global audience, from Japan to Europe, carrying messages about Korean women's agency far and wide. ¿
Encounter, Transformation, and Agency in a Connected World: Narratives of Korean Women, 1550-1700 is essential reading for students and scholars interested in the history of Joseon Korea and Asia and the history of women in the early modern period more broadly.
List of contents
Acknowledgements List of Figures
Introduction
- Dead Women
- Surviving Women
- Fervent Women
- Conforming Women
- Treasured Women
- Silent Women
Conclusions Select Bibliography Index
About the author
Susan Broomhall is a social scientist with a major in psychology and over 30 years practical experience applying behavioural science to real world issues. With a passion for world peace and harmony, Susan aspires to empower people to be happy and well by encouraging everyone to understand and believe in their innate ability to create their own reality.Susan has transformed her life experiences into translations of psychospiritual philosophy and quantum psychology. She has done this in order to bridge the divide between science and spirituality to understand what it means to be human and realise the purpose of our life journey. She is inspired to be part of the global community co-creating the new world, living in a harmonious and peaceful society where love, caring, and happiness are the valued qualities.
Summary
Analysing a series of narratives that described women who transformed the worlds they lived in, this book introduces students and scholars to the lives of the women of Joseon Korea 1550-1700. Exploring both their interactions at home and abroad, this book shows how the agency of these women reached far across the globe.
