HARVARD-YENCHING INSTITUTE MONOGRAPH SERIES
Cover: The Confucian Transformation of Korea: A Study of Society and Ideology, from Harvard University PressCover: The Confucian Transformation of Korea in PAPERBACK

Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series 36

The Confucian Transformation of Korea

A Study of Society and Ideology

Product Details

PAPERBACK

Print on Demand

$29.95 • £26.95 • €27.95

ISBN 9780674160897

Publication Date: 06/01/1995

Short

456 pages

11 line illustrations, 1 table

Harvard University Asia Center > Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series

World, subsidiary rights restricted

Add to Cart

Media Requests:

Related Subjects

  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Society and Ideology
    • The Contours of Korean Society in Late Chosŏn
    • The Transmission of Confucianism to Korea
    • The Early Formation of Korean Neo-Confucianism
    • Neo-Confucianism as an Ideology of Change
  • The Pre-Confucian Past: A Reconstruction of Koryŏ Society
    • Kinship and Descent
    • Succession and Inheritance
    • Marriage in Koryŏ: Sociopolitical Aspects
    • Marriage in Koryŏ: Institutional Aspects
    • Mourning and Funerary Rites
    • Conclusions: Koryŏ Society Reconsidered
  • Neo-Confucianism: The Ideological Foundation of Social Legislation in Early Chosŏn
    • The Rise of New Dynastic Forces
    • The Intellectual Formation of the New Elite
    • The Disintegration of Koryŏ Society and the Buddhist Question
    • In Search of a New Societal Model
    • The Reorganization of Society
    • The Neo-Confucians’ Research Sources and Institutions
    • The Relevance of Ancient Models Assimilation and Conflict
    • Elitism and Ideology
  • Agnation and Ancestor Worship
    • The Neo-Confucian View of Society
    • The Introduction of Ancestor Worship
    • The First Contours of a Lineal Concept
    • Lineal Succession and Ancestor Worship
    • Ancestor Worship and Secondary Sons
    • Ancestor Worship and Women
    • Non-Agnatic Succession
    • Genealogies as Descent Group Charts
    • Ancestral Rites: Economic Aspects
    • Ancestral Rites: Institutional Aspects
    • Ritual Literature
    • Ancestral Kites: Religious Aspects
    • Toward Implementing Ritual Primogeniture
  • Mourning and Funerary Rites
    • Prelude to Revised Mourning
    • The Transformation of the Mourning Grades
    • Ritual Aspects
    • Funerary Rituals and Geomancy
  • Inheritance
    • The State and Private Property
    • The Agnatic Principle and Inheritance
    • Wills and Regulations Affecting Inheritance
    • Inheritance and Women
    • From Ritual to Economic Primogeniture
  • Confucian Legislation: The Consequences for Women
    • The Institutionalizing of Primary and Secondary Wives
    • Marriage Rules and Strategies
    • The Confucian-Style Wedding Ceremony
    • The Royal Wedding Ceremony
    • The Korean Wedding Ceremony
    • Training and Indoctrination of Women
    • Life in the Husband’s Household
    • The Married Woman’s Legal and Ritual Functions
    • Secondary Wives and Their Sons
    • The Dissolution of the Conjugal Bond
    • Widowhood and Remarriage
    • The Confucians’ Immutable Image of Women
  • Conclusions: The Emergence of a Lineage Society
  • Notes
  • Select Bibliography
  • Glossary
  • Index

Recent News

Black lives matter. Black voices matter. A statement from HUP »

From Our Blog

Photograph of the book Fearless Women against red/white striped background

A Conversation with Elizabeth Cobbs about Fearless Women

For Women’s History Month, we are highlighting the work of Elizabeth Cobbs, whose new book Fearless Women shows how the movement for women’s rights has been deeply entwined with the history of the United States since its founding. Cobbs traces the lives of pathbreaking women who, inspired by American ideals, fought for the cause in their own ways…