Buddhist nuns and gendered practice in search of the female renunciant
Nirmala S. Salgado offers a study of the politics of representation of Buddhist nuns. Challenging assumptions about writing on gender and Buddhism, Salgado raises important theoretical questions about the applicability of liberal feminist concepts and language to the practices of Buddhist nuns
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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New York
Oxford University Press
2014, 2014
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Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | Nirmala S. Salgado offers a study of the politics of representation of Buddhist nuns. Challenging assumptions about writing on gender and Buddhism, Salgado raises important theoretical questions about the applicability of liberal feminist concepts and language to the practices of Buddhist nuns |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
ISBN: | 9780199345120 |