The Objectionable Li ZhiAstute inquiries into the world of Chinas most unconventional early modern intellectual Iconoclastic scholar Li Zhi (15271602) was a central figure in the cultural world of the late Ming dynasty. His provocative and controversial words and actions shaped print culture, literary practice, attitudes toward gender, and perspectives on Buddhism and the afterlife. Although banned, his writings were never fully suppressed, because they tapped into issues of