Buddhist Masculinities
This transdisciplinary book brings together essays that explore the variety and diversity of Buddhist masculinities, from early India to the contemporary United States, and from bodhisattva-kings to martial monks.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Columbia University Press
2023
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Further subjects: | B
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| Summary: | This transdisciplinary book brings together essays that explore the variety and diversity of Buddhist masculinities, from early India to the contemporary United States, and from bodhisattva-kings to martial monks. Intro -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Masculinities Beyond the Buddha, by Megan Bryson -- Part 1: Masculine Models -- 1. Middle Way Masculinity: The Bodhisattva Siddhārtha as a Renunciant in Early Buddhist Texts and Art, by Dessislava Vendova -- 2. How Chan Masters Became "Great Men": Masculinity in Chinese Chan Buddhism, by Kevin Buckelew -- 3. Men of Virtue: Reexamining the Bodhisattva King in Sri Lanka, by Stephen C. Berkwitz -- Part 2: Mighty Masters -- 4. The Siddha Who Tamed Tibet: Padmasambhava's Tantric Masculinity, by Joshua Brallier Shelton -- 5. Building a Nation on the Dharma Battlefield: Lay Zen Masculinities in Modern Japan, by Rebecca Mendelson -- 6. Macho Buddhism (Redux): Gender and Sexualities in the Diamond Way, by Bee Scherer -- Part 3: Making Men -- 7. Being a Man vs. Being a Monk: Alternative Versions of Burmese Buddhist Masculinity, by Ward Keeler -- 8. Hanuman, Heroes, and Buddhist Masculinity in Contemporary Thailand, by Natawan Wongchalard -- 9. Buddhism and Afro-Asian Masculinities in The Man with the Iron Fists, by Marcus Evans -- Part 4: Breaking Boundaries -- 10. The Afterlife of the Tang Monk: Buddhist Masculinity and the Image of Xuanzang in East Asia, by Geng Song -- 11. Real Monks Don't Have Gṛhastha Sex: Revisiting Male Celibacy in Classical South Asian Buddhism, by Amy Paris Langenberg -- Appendix: Character Glossary -- Contributors -- Index. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (351 pages) |
| ISBN: | 0231558430 |