Naehun
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Naehun () is a guidebook for women and the first known book written by a female author in Korea. It is one of the most representative books that reflects the social construction of gender and sexuality based on neo-Confucian ideals in premodern East Asia. It is also a unique historical source material, with various Korean royal court vocabulary describing appropriate behavior for a woman in accordance with neo-Confucian values.
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- Author
- Sohye Wanghu Han Ssi
- First published
- 1969
- Editions
- 11
- Subjects
- Early works to 1800, Conduct of life, Confucian ethics, Women, Diaries, Admirals, History, Bushido
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- literary work
- Country
- South Korea
- Author
- Insu
- Image
- Km 023 180 01.jpg
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- publication date
- 1475-00-00
- title
- 내훈
- copyright status
- public domain
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Background
- Tomb of Queen Sohye
- The Book
- Queen Sohye's preface
- See also
- References
- Sources
- Additional reading
Naehun () is a guidebook for women and the first known book written by a female author in Korea. It is one of the most representative books that reflects the social construction of gender and sexuality based on neo-Confucian ideals in premodern East Asia. It is also a unique historical source material, with various Korean royal court vocabulary describing appropriate behavior for a woman in accordance with neo-Confucian values.
== Background == This is an instruction book for women published in 1475 (6th year of Seongjong's reign) written by Queen Insu (posthumously honoured as Queen Sohye; 7 October 1437 – 11 May 1504), the wife of Crown Prince Uigyeong and a member of the Cheongju Han clan, who was appointed as the Queen Dowager in 1475.
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