Religion and Sexuality: Reading the Sixth Commandment (“You Shall Not Commit Adultery”) in the Context of Late Ming China

This article examines concubinage in late Ming China through Foucaudian discourse analysis of sexuality in order to explore different responses to the Sixth Commandment by the Jesuits and Chinese literati. It will be interdisciplinary and conducted by way of philology, sexuality studies, feminist st...

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Published in:Religions (Basel, Switzerland ) Switzerland ), 2023-12, Vol.14 (12), p.1552
Main Author: Tian, Haihua
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
16th century
Adultery
Chinese history
Christian life & ethics
Commandments (Judaism)
Concubinage
Confucianism
Jesuit
Men
Ming dynasty, 1368-1644
Missionaries
Morality
Religion
Religious aspects
Sex (Psychology)
Sexual intercourse
Sexuality
Sixth Commandment
Social aspects
Social norms
Society
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Summary:This article examines concubinage in late Ming China through Foucaudian discourse analysis of sexuality in order to explore different responses to the Sixth Commandment by the Jesuits and Chinese literati. It will be interdisciplinary and conducted by way of philology, sexuality studies, feminist studies, cross-cultural criticism, and inter-religious dialogue. Topics include the relationship between religion and sexuality, concubinage in late Ming China, the Jesuits’ attitude towards concubinage, and the case study of the Confucian Catholic Wang Zheng’s struggle. A cross-cultural study of the Six Commandment not only illustrates the complex interaction between religion, sexuality, and gender but also presents early encounters of the Chinese and Christian cultures and the dialogues between them.
ISSN:2077-1444
2077-1444
DOI:10.3390/rel14121552