"Złociste lilie" : czyli bolesna definicja chińskiego piękna

Bibliographic description

title:	"Złociste lilie" : czyli bolesna definicja chińskiego piękna
author:	Tołsty Natalia
journal title:	Maska
title of volume:	Ciało
issue:	10 (10)
date of publication :	2011
pages:	11-18
ISSN:	1898-5947
eISSN:	2449-9153
URL:	https://www.uj.edu.pl/documents/40768330/3a108bd8-f2ea-4067-b95a-bbde468afcc8
date accessed:	2019-12-11
notes:	Bibliogr. s. 18
language:	Polish
journal language:	Polish
abstract in English:	The subject of presented article centres around the ideal of beauty in Chinese culture, focusing especially on the ritual of foot binding. The authoress describes the legendary origins of the process (e. g. the story about the dance of Yao Niang or the one about deformed feet of Shang dynasty emperor's wife) and then moves to the history of foot binding. With history as a background, the authoress shows the meaning of foot binding in China (both it the field of beauty and social status), it's symbolic associations (e. g. like a lotus), and describes brutal and deforming process that led to "perfect feet" (small, slender, pointy and delicate).
keywords in Polish:	kultura Chin, kobieta w Chinach
keywords in English:	Chinese culture, woman in China
affiliation:	Wydział Filozoficzny : Katedra Porównawczych Studiów Cywilizacji
type:	journal article
subtype:	academic paper