Title: Changes in the Notion on Folk Marriage in the Middle and Late Ming Dynasty
Abstract: Along with the development of the commodity economy after the middle Ming Dynasty,the situation of the folk marriage changed.As far as the notion on marriage was concerned,family status was not thought highly of as much as be-fore.On the contrary,wealth played a more and more important role.As for the marriage style,abnormal marriage styles appeared massively,especially in the lower classes.This kind of marriage situation reflected the changes of the social con-ception as well as the disintegration of rank structure.
Publication Year: 2008
Publication Date: 2008-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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