Title The pitfalls of piety for married women : two precious scrolls of the Ming Dynasty, or, The terrible trials inflicted on devout mothers by men and gods : with detailed descriptions of the abuse suffered by their children at the hands of second wives : that is, The precious scroll of the red gauze and The precious scroll of the handkerchief : translated from the Chinese on the basis of the earliest available texts / introduction, translations, and annotations by Wilt L. Idema

Published Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2021 ©2021

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Description 1 online resource Series Cornell East Asia series Cornell East Asia series. Summary "This book presents full translations of two precious scrolls (baojuan) of the Ming dynasty: The Precious Scroll of the Red Gauze (Hongluo baojuan) and The Precious Scroll of the Handkerchief (Shoujin baojuan). The introduction discusses the religious and literary backgrounds of these works"-- Provided by publisher Notes "Also included as an appendix: Early materials on The precious scroll of Woman Huang." Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 26, 2021) Subject Bao juan (Buddhist song-tales) Chinese drama -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644. Wives -- Religious life -- Drama Buddhist women -- Religious life -- Drama LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Asian / Chinese Bao juan (Buddhist song-tales) Buddhist women -- Religious life Chinese drama -- Ming dynasty Wives -- Religious life Genre/Form Drama Form Electronic book Author Idema, W. L. (Wilt L.) LC no. 2020057819 ISBN 9781501758379 1501758373 9781501758386 1501758381

Other Titles Two precious scrolls of the Ming Dynasty Terrible trials inflicted on devout mothers by men and gods Pitfalls of piety for married women : two precious scrolls of the Ming Dynasty OTHER TI Hong luo bao juan. English 紅羅寳卷. English Shou jin bao juan. English 手巾寳卷. English

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