The Characteristics Of Women’s Political Participation In The Spring And Autumn And Warring States Periods From Zuozhuan And Zhanguoce

Zuozhuan and Zhanguoce recorded the historical materials of women’ s political participation in the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States Period,women’ s participation in politics during this time not only perpetuated the cultural legacy of women’ s dominance in the matriarchal clan society,as well as some women played an important role in national politics in Shang and Zhou Dynasties,but also reflects the changes of social history and culture.The Spring and Autumn and Warring States period was a period of dramatic change in the history,this time showed the characteristics of a significant increase in productivity,the decline of the royal power,the destruction of the sub-enclosure and patriarchal system,and the surge of social thoughts,this background has laid the foundation for women to participate in politics.The economic foundation determines the superstructure,and the increase in productivity allows the social labor force to be liberated to a certain extent,the economy is more active,and because of the collapse of ritual,the society is more emancipated.Therefore,women’ s political participation during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Period is not uncommon.In the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period,most women participating in politics are nobles.The broader vision and ideology of the aristocratic class,the ability to receive a good education,and the closer access to the power center all provide prerequisites for women to participate in politics.But through the diachronic comparison between the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period,we can find the different characteristics of women’ s political participation in different periods.Most women who participated in politics during the Spring and Autumn Period can be determined,and women’s participation in politics is relatively small,focusing on the three aspects of having an influence on the heir,persuading,commenting on or interfering in political issues.From the perspective of the scope and content of political participation,the characteristics of women’ s lack of independence in political participation can be analyzed.The ritual collapse in the Spring and Autumn Period was so bad that it became more intense in the Warring States Period,phenomenon not subject to the ritual of Zhou is more common,the clan system changed at this time.Reflecting on women’s participation in politics,it can be seen that the clan surnames of most women participating in politics are no longer in history and are difficult to verify.At the same time,the scope of women’s participation in politics has also been expanded,and their influence has been further strengthened,women became independent political individuals.The reason for these differences is the concentrated reflection of social changes in the political field from the Spring and Autumn period to the Warring States period.It reflects the social changes and the disintegration of clan organizations,the collapse of the monarchy and the disintegration of aristocracy,this series of ceremonial systems brought women freedom of participation in politics.In addition,the evolution of filial piety from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period also provided great possibilities for women to participate in politics from a social psychological perspective.