명청 시기 여성 교육서 고찰

Abstract

The role of the women has been thought important from ancient times in China. In order to care the family well and bring up the children rightly, the role of the women had been more important than anything. Women were not only necessary for the family but also for the development of the society. Therefore, the rulers of the successive dynasties of China had compiled and published various books for the women education. This article took the women of the Ming and Qing dynasties as the subjects of the study. During the period of the Ming and Qing dynasties, the education of the women had been more developed and the number of the education books had increased more. The intended teaching subjects had expanded from the ruler class to the commoners. And the education books started to be compiled by synthesizing the books of the main writers before. What's more, the contents of the books became more detailed and diverse. Under the influence of the Neo-confucianism of the Song and Ming dynasties, the chastity of the women had especially been attached more importance than before, and the women were compelled to obey more rules and restrictions. By studying the diverse education books, the article were able to search the background of the development of the education books and examine the various works of Ming and Qing dynasties in which the women education had been popularized prominently, and finally describe the main characteristics of the development of the women education in the two dynasties.