Footbinding: A Jungian Engagement with Chinese Culture and Psychology

By Shirley See Yan Ma

Footbinding provides a Jungian perspective on the Chinese tradition of footbinding and considers how it can be used as a metaphor for the suffering of women and the repression of the feminine, as well as a symbol for hope, and creativity.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415485061
• ISBN13: 9780415485067
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"