Being a Buddhist Nun
The Struggle for Enlightenment in the Himalayas
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| Author(s) : Gutschow, Kim |
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| ISBN : 0674012879 | | EAN : 9780674012875 | | Cover : Hardback | | Pages : 334 | | Size : 242 x 166mm | | Publisher : Harvard Univ Press | | Published : 2004 |
Category : Tibet: Land and Culture
Category 2 : Women in Buddhism
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Synopsis:
The first comprehensive ethnography of Buddhist monastic culture from the perspective of nuns, following many years of study living with a group of nuns in the Indian Himalaya.
A richly textured picture of the culture of female monasticism, the book also presents a moving account of the physical and mental rigours of upholding a Buddhist discipline of detachment. Gutschow depicts a gender hierarchy where monks direct and nuns serve. The exploration of the beliefs and practices of these Buddhist nuns offers valuable insight into the relationships between Buddhist men and women as well as the tension between individual religious devotion and secular society.
"A persuasive and moving combination of vivid writing and sophisticated scholarship." Wendy Doniger.
"A brilliant analysis, beautifully written, of Buddhism as never before portrayed. Privileging popular practices and local informants over textual expertise, Gutschow takes us right into the heart of the contradictions between Buddhist doctrine and practice...the book is a tour de force, a bold and courageous analysis." Unni Wakan, University of Oslo. |
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