Gerritsen, Anne (2007) Friendship through fourteenth-century fissures : Dai Liang, Wu Sidao and Ding Henian. Nan Nü, Vol.9 (No.1). pp. 34-69. doi:10.1163/138768007X171713

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Abstract

This essay analyzes one set of male bonds—the relationships between three men in the Yuan-Ming transition—to understand the range of meanings assigned to the practice of friendship in the fourteenth century. Through the exchange of writings, the three men constructed a friendship based on shared cultural ideas that was more valuable to them than the ethnic, regional, and political differences between them. At a time when the violence and disruptions associated with the Yuan-Ming transition and the lack of access to examinations and the civil service created a crisis in masculinity, these friendships allowed them to create a space where masculine values could be shared and expressed.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > DS Asia
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts > History
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Male friendship, China -- History -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644
Journal or Publication Title:	Nan Nü
Publisher:	Brill
ISSN:	1387-6805
Official Date:	2007
Dates:	Date Event 2007 Published
Volume:	Vol.9
Number:	No.1
Page Range:	pp. 34-69
DOI:	10.1163/138768007X171713
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access

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