Eva McLoughlin Godescalc Gospels, Carolingian illuminated book (reign of Charlemagne), 782 A.D. Source 1. Introduction Welcome back to the Cultural Context segment of WHAD! In our last post under this theme, we observed the ideologies and philosophies that guided Chinese society in the 7th Century. Today, we will take a little detour to the Western …
Eva McLoughlin Yu the Great, Founder of the Xia Dynasty Source 1. Introduction In our last post under the Cultural Context theme, we looked at the possibility of a matriarchal Ancient China, which is said to have ended with the foundation of the first dynasty of China: the Xia dynasty. In today’s post, we will …
Source Eva McLoughlin Introduction Welcome to the first of three posts in the Cultural Context segment of our blog! In this post, we will be exploring pre-dynastic Chinese society and the possibility of a past matriarchy. You see, in order to understand what influenced and shaped Wu's strategies, we must understand the social evolution that …
The Court Dancing (Han Dynasty) Source Eva McLoughlin Welcome to the Cultural Context segment of our blog! When creating When Hens Announce the Dawn (WHAD), we felt it was imperative to provide readers with a holistic perspective of the societal factors which are likely to have influenced Wu's strategies. And so, the Cultural Context segment …
When Hens Announce the Dawn 