True to Her Word
Subtitle: The Faithful Maiden Cult in Late Imperial China
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: February 8, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780804758086
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history; Asian studies; History; History - General History; History: World; China; Asia - China; History / China
Description: This path-breaking book examines the broad cultural, social, and gender meanings of the 'faithful maiden' cult in late imperial China (1368-1911). These 'faithful maidens' chose either to live out their lives as widows upon the death of a fiancé or killed themselves to join their fiancé in death.