Women In The Late Ming Dynasty Epitaph Research

In this paper, in the period of late Ming literati epitaph for women as the research object, from thepaper defines and female epitaph origin, Ming before women epitaph situation, after the middle-late Mingdynasty epitaph view of new change, the late Ming dynasty in the new women study, finally to the epitaphfor his dead wife case studies. Specific content is as follows:The introduction part first born from eternal death problem into the research object of this article, theprofiles associated with women in late Ming dynasty epitaph study reviewed, a brief introduction tosummarized the relevant research materials, is introduced in this paper, we study the significance andmethods. In addition, in the introduction part, the time period of the study of the paper, the paper studies thefeasibility of the problems and principles of the selection of materials.The content of the first chapter is divided into two parts. Part one emphasis of the paper tries to define,distinguish at ordinary times often meet such as tombstone, Jie MuBiao, grave, tombstone appellationdifference. And the origin of the paper briefly reviews as well as the development of the female epitaph.The second part is the Ming and former female epitaph, the late Ming dynasty in the women before themain content of the paper classified and analyzed.The second chapter mainly in the aspects of political, economic and cultural background, analysis ofwomen the epitaph in late Ming dynasty were the change of identity, composition of identity change andthe new characteristics of relation between the two.The third chapter specific analysis female epitaph new change and the relationship between socialideological trend. After zheng de, jia jing, a new social tendency of Ming dynasty, pursuit of commercialinterests led to the fact that a large number of women in business in the society, the accumulation of capitaland make the traditional view of four people and values change. The widespread and profound changes, hasa profound influence on the epitaph writing, women’s subjectivity in the writing of the paper to be able toreturn.Finally, in this paper, the wife of women in the late Ming dynasty epitaph DaoWang meaningexpressed by the epitaph, and to compare the traditional "DaoWang" theme in a typical case to study the breakthrough point, analysis of his deceased wife late Ming dynasty epitaph to inherit and develop the"DaoWang".