明代直隶妇女守节行为探析

A Discussion on the Chastity of Chihli Province Women in the Ming Dynasty

对于明代直隶妇女守节行为的分析要考虑两大方面的因素。旌表制度的奖励、伦理思想的灌输、女教书的教导以及家族的意见是影响妇女守节的外在因素。家庭成员间的亲情、母子关系的牢固和明代母亲地位的提高是影响妇女守节的内在因素。这两种因素的交融导致了妇女守节时的困难抉择,最终育子成人成为了她们在艰难困苦中支撑下来的精神依托。

Two aspects needed to be considered to analyze the chastity of Chihli province women in the Ming Dynasty. The commendation system rewards,ethics indoctrination,female teacher teaching and the views of the family are external factors influencing women’ s chastity. Affection among family members,the mother- child relationship and the improved status of mothers in the Ming Dynasty are internal factors for women’ s chastity. The union of these two factors leads to the difficult choices of women to keep chaste. Eventually parenting children becomes their psychological dependence in their miserable lives.