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| + | '''Safehand''' is an [[Alethkar#Alethi|Alethi]] term for a female's left hand. According to [[Vorinism|Vorin]] cultural tradition, it is obscene for a woman to leave her safehand uncovered. Upper class (i.e., [[Lighteyes|lighteyed]]) women adhere to this tradition by wearing a sleeve that covers their left hand loosely. Often the sleeve has a [[Safepouch|safepouch]] sewn on its inside for women to store personal objects there. It is considered extremely rude to open another woman's safepouch.{{Ref|twok|c|23}} |
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| − | <p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">'''Safehand''' is an [http://coppermind.net/wiki/Alethi Alethi] term for a female's left hand. According to [http://coppermind.net/wiki/Vorin Vorin] cultural tradition, it is obscene for a woman to leave her safehand uncovered. Upper class women adhere to this tradition by wearing a sleeve that covers their left hand loosely.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-.5B.5BTHE_WAY_OF_KINGS.2FSUMMARY.23CHAPTER_3.7CTHE_WAY_OF_KINGS.26NBSP.3BCHAPTER.26NBSP.3B3.5D.5D_0-0">[http://coppermind.net/wiki/Safehand#cite_note-.5B.5BTHE_WAY_OF_KINGS.2FSUMMARY.23CHAPTER_3.7CTHE_WAY_OF_KINGS.26NBSP.3BCHAPTER.26NBSP.3B3.5D.5D-0 [1]]</sup> Often the sleeve has a safepouch sewn on the inside for women to store personal objects.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-.5B.5BTHE_WAY_OF_KINGS.2FSUMMARY.23CHAPTER_3.7CTHE_WAY_OF_KINGS.26NBSP.3BCHAPTER.26NBSP.3B3.5D.5D_0-1">[http://coppermind.net/wiki/Safehand#cite_note-.5B.5BTHE_WAY_OF_KINGS.2FSUMMARY.23CHAPTER_3.7CTHE_WAY_OF_KINGS.26NBSP.3BCHAPTER.26NBSP.3B3.5D.5D-0 [1]]</sup> It is considered extremely rude to open another woman's safepouch.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-.5B.5BTHE_WAY_OF_KINGS.2FSUMMARY.23CHAPTER_39.7CTHE_WAY_OF_KINGS.26NBSP.3BCHAPTER.26NBSP.3B39.5D.5D_1-0">[http://coppermind.net/wiki/Safehand#cite_note-.5B.5BTHE_WAY_OF_KINGS.2FSUMMARY.23CHAPTER_39.7CTHE_WAY_OF_KINGS.26NBSP.3BCHAPTER.26NBSP.3B39.5D.5D-1 [2]]</sup> Lower class women wear a glove so they can use both hands freely,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-.5B.5BTHE_WAY_OF_KINGS.2FSUMMARY.23CHAPTER_3.7CTHE_WAY_OF_KINGS.26NBSP.3BCHAPTER.26NBSP.3B3.5D.5D_0-2">[http://coppermind.net/wiki/Safehand#cite_note-.5B.5BTHE_WAY_OF_KINGS.2FSUMMARY.23CHAPTER_3.7CTHE_WAY_OF_KINGS.26NBSP.3BCHAPTER.26NBSP.3B3.5D.5D-0 [1]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-.5B.5BTHE_WAY_OF_KINGS.2FSUMMARY.23CHAPTER_6.7CTHE_WAY_OF_KINGS.26NBSP.3BCHAPTER.26NBSP.3B6.5D.5D_2-0">[http://coppermind.net/wiki/Safehand#cite_note-.5B.5BTHE_WAY_OF_KINGS.2FSUMMARY.23CHAPTER_6.7CTHE_WAY_OF_KINGS.26NBSP.3BCHAPTER.26NBSP.3B6.5D.5D-2 [3]]</sup> as do for example [http://coppermind.net/wiki/Thaylen Thaylen] women<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-.5B.5BTHE_WAY_OF_KINGS.2FSUMMARY.23CHAPTER_8.7CTHE_WAY_OF_KINGS.26NBSP.3BCHAPTER.26NBSP.3B8.5D.5D_3-0">[http://coppermind.net/wiki/Safehand#cite_note-.5B.5BTHE_WAY_OF_KINGS.2FSUMMARY.23CHAPTER_8.7CTHE_WAY_OF_KINGS.26NBSP.3BCHAPTER.26NBSP.3B8.5D.5D-3 [4]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-.5B.5BTHE_WAY_OF_KINGS.2FSUMMARY.23INTERLUDE_I-4.7CTHE_WAY_OF_KINGS.26NBSP.3BINTERLUDE.26NBSP.3BI-4.5D.5D_4-0">[http://coppermind.net/wiki/Safehand#cite_note-.5B.5BTHE_WAY_OF_KINGS.2FSUMMARY.23INTERLUDE_I-4.7CTHE_WAY_OF_KINGS.26NBSP.3BINTERLUDE.26NBSP.3BI-4.5D.5D-4 [5]]</sup> and prostitutes provocatively wear no covering at all on their safehand.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-.5B.5BTHE_WAY_OF_KINGS.2FSUMMARY.23CHAPTER_46.7CTHE_WAY_OF_KINGS.26NBSP.3BCHAPTER.26NBSP.3B46.5D.5D_5-0">[http://coppermind.net/wiki/Safehand#cite_note-.5B.5BTHE_WAY_OF_KINGS.2FSUMMARY.23CHAPTER_46.7CTHE_WAY_OF_KINGS.26NBSP.3BCHAPTER.26NBSP.3B46.5D.5D-5 [6]]</sup></p> |
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| + | Further, for an Alethi woman to rest her clothed safehand on a man's shoulder is a gesture reserved only for family.{{Ref|twok|c|22}} |
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| + | Lower class women wear a glove so they can use both hands freely, as do [[Thaylenah|Thaylen]] women, and prostitutes provocatively wear no covering at all on their safehand.{{Ref|twok|i|4}} |
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| + | The right hand is generally referred to as the [[Freehand|freehand]]. Lighteyed women are very proficient at working with just their freehand.{{Ref|twok|c|28}} |
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| ⚫ | In an interview, [[Brandon Sanderson|Brandon]] stated that the tradition derives in part from " ... a famous book written by an artist who claimed that true feminine pursuits and arts were those that could be performed with one hand, while masculine arts were those performed with two hands, in a way associating delicacy with women and brute force with men."<ref>[http://www.theoryland.com/intvmain.php?i=697#2 Safehand]</ref> He has also compared it to traditional foot binding in China. |
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| + | [https://safehandhub.com Safehand hub ...] |
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Revision as of 23:21, 4 October 2018
Safehand is an Alethi term for a female's left hand. According to Vorin cultural tradition, it is obscene for a woman to leave her safehand uncovered. Upper class (i.e., lighteyed) women adhere to this tradition by wearing a sleeve that covers their left hand loosely. Often the sleeve has a safepouch sewn on its inside for women to store personal objects there. It is considered extremely rude to open another woman's safepouch.[1]
Further, for an Alethi woman to rest her clothed safehand on a man's shoulder is a gesture reserved only for family.[2]
Lower class women wear a glove so they can use both hands freely, as do Thaylen women, and prostitutes provocatively wear no covering at all on their safehand.[3]
The right hand is generally referred to as the freehand. Lighteyed women are very proficient at working with just their freehand.[4]
Notes
In an interview, Brandon stated that the tradition derives in part from " ... a famous book written by an artist who claimed that true feminine pursuits and arts were those that could be performed with one hand, while masculine arts were those performed with two hands, in a way associating delicacy with women and brute force with men."[5] He has also compared it to traditional foot binding in China.
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