The tiny feet of women who had their feet bound since childhood in China were deemed attractive, erotic, and a sure way to find a rich husband. Foot binding was painful, but practiced in old China.
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No fractures were noted, but these images did reveal prominent pes cavus deformities and foreshortening of the feet, consistent with foot binding as a child. The radiographic findings associated with foot binding are described and other associated health consequences are discussed....
With plenty of English, this fascinating museum covers the thousand-year history of female foot-binding in China with examples of the shoes that constituted (as captions in the museum attest to) the Golden Lotus (3in foot) complex that was the freakish mentality of the males at ...
Considered barbaric by modern social standards, the practice of foot binding lasted up through the middle of the 20th Century, despite being banned in 1912 under the laws of the newly risen Republic of China (1912-1949). We will never truly know how the practice began as historic accounts of...
Ninety-three female individuals at Xifengbu were found, of which 74 had footbinding while 19 were free of the tradition. Their age at death ranged from 13 years old to around 60 years old. Interestingly, all of the individuals also came from two feudal families over hundreds of years. All...
At first, foot binding was something practiced only by those within the royal court but soon women of all social classes were eager to have dainty, "beautiful" and desirable feet. Chinese Foot Binding modifies the shape of their feet How Were Feet Bound? So exactly what did foot binding ...
(2011), Footbinding: A Jungian Engagement with Chinese Culture and Psychology by Ma, Shirley See Yan. Journal of Analytical Psychology, 56: 138–139. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-5922.2010.01894_3.x Author Information Chicago Society of Jungian Analysts Publication History Issue published online: 17 ...
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