Virtue That Matters - Chastity Culture and Social Power in Choson Korea (13921910)

Virtue That Matters is a groundbreaking exploration of chastity culture in Chos¿n Korea that illustrates the interplay between state-led indoctrination, socio-legal changes, and gender relations. Jungwon Kim includes women's own writings and argues that chastity culture was a product of Confucianization, social forces, and individual agency.

About the author

Jungwon Kim is King Sejong Associate Professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Culture at Columbia University.

Product details

• Authors: Jungwon Kim, Kim Jungwon
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.02.2025
• EAN: 9780674298644
• ISBN: 978-0-674-29864-4
• No. of pages: 400
• Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Korea, History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, LAW / Comparative, LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Women, HISTORY / Asia / Korea, comparative law, Asian History, Gender studies, gender groups, Gender studies: women and girls, Literature: history and criticism