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1 Introduction, Summary
2 The World of Men
2.1 Yukitomo
2.1.1 Historical Political Context
2.1.1 Public and Private Face
2.2 Michimasa
3 The World of Women
3.1 Women in Confucian thought
3.2 Situation of the Wife: Tomo
3.2.1 Tomo’s Growth
3.2.2 Influence of Buddhism
3.2.3 Liberation for Tomo
3.3 Discourse on Polygny
3.3.1 Historical Background
3.3.2 Suga and Yumi
3.3.3 Men’s attitude towards concubinage
3.4 Motherhood
3.4.1 Tomo and Etsuko
3.4.2 Suga
3.4.3 Toshi and Kin, a maleless household
4 Conclusion
5 Bibliography
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- Saskia Guckenburg (Author), 2011, "The Waiting Years” by Fumiko Enchi, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/187467
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