Virtue That Matters: Chastity Culture and Social Power in Choson Korea (1392–1910)

Virtue That Matters is a groundbreaking exploration of chastity culture in Choson Korea that illustrates the interplay between state-led indoctrination, socio-legal changes, and gender relations. Jungwon Kim includes women’s own writings and argues that chastity culture was a product of Confucianization, social forces, and individual agency.

• | Author: Jungwon Kim
• | Publisher: Harvard University Press
• | Publication Date: Feb 04, 2025
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• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-13: 9780674298644
• | ISBN-10: 0674298640