Women and Monastic Buddhism in Early South Asia: Rediscovering the invisible believers
This book uses gender as a framework to offer unique insights into the socio-cultural foundations of Buddhism. It discusses the multiple roles played by women as patrons, practitioners, lay and monastic members and so on within Buddhism as well as individual experiences, and their equations with oth...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Taylor and Francis
2016
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| In: | Year: 2016 |
| Series/Journal: | Archaeology and Religion in South Asia
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| Further subjects: | B
Electronic books
B Buddhism--India--History |
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Volltext (Publisher) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: Kaushik, Garima: Women and Monastic Buddhism in Early South Asia : Rediscovering the invisible believers. - : Taylor and Francis,c2016 |
| Summary: | This book uses gender as a framework to offer unique insights into the socio-cultural foundations of Buddhism. It discusses the multiple roles played by women as patrons, practitioners, lay and monastic members and so on within Buddhism as well as individual experiences, and their equations with others and relationships at different levels. Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Diacritical marks -- Introduction -- 1 Sacred spaces and the feminine in Buddhism -- 2 Locating the bhikşunī: identifying nunneries -- 3 Exploring women's space: conflict between the social and the asocial worlds -- 4 Women as patrons -- Conclusion -- Tables, site plans and plates -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record |
| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource (299 p) |
| ISBN: | 978-1-138-10001-5 |
