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The power of denial : Buddhism, purity, and gender /
Innumerable studies have appeared in recent decades about practically every aspect of women's lives in Western societies. The few such works on Buddhism have been quite limited in scope. In The Power of Denial, Bernard Faure takes an important step toward redressing this situation by boldly ask...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
©2003.
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| Colección: | Buddhisms.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Innumerable studies have appeared in recent decades about practically every aspect of women's lives in Western societies. The few such works on Buddhism have been quite limited in scope. In The Power of Denial, Bernard Faure takes an important step toward redressing this situation by boldly asking: does Buddhism offer women liberation or limitation? Continuing the innovative exploration of sexuality in Buddhism he began in The Red Thread, here he moves from his earlier focus on male monastic sexuality to Buddhist conceptions of women and constructions of gender. Faure argues that Buddhism is n. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 466 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-458) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781400825615 140082561X 9780691091709 0691091706 9780691091716 0691091714 |