HIS 126 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Heian Period, Dominate, Long Hair
Document Summary
Winds: vivid description of the changing seasons. Service at court: treatment and position of women in society, high court (as sex workers?). Believes women should be able to experience the world outside of the home. Lovers: description/discussion of men leaving post-sex during various time of the day/night. Had to be literate + relatively smart/clever to be a court attendant. The women at court had different rules than other women throughout japan. From the diary entries we can learn more about the daily lives and innermost thoughts of certain japanese women. Crash course video: japan in the heian period (https://www. youtube. com/ watch?v=znzeooj-cxe) First great novel written by a woman ( nd name) Rules of land ownership differed greatly from europe. Dominate by (only the most privileged) women"s perspective. The historical record was written predominantly by women. Earliest histories mention queen himiko as the rst queen. During the 7th century there are 6 other queens.
