Courtesans, Concubines, and the Cult of Female Fidelity by Beverly Bossler
Courtesans, Concubines, and the Cult of Female Fidelity

Beverly Bossler

Courtesans, Concubines, and the Cult of Female Fidelity

Beverly Bossler

480 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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Courtesan culture had a profound effect on Song social and family life, as entertainment skills became a defining feature of a new model of concubinage, and as entertainer-concubines increasingly became mothers of literati sons. Neo-Confucianism, ...

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