Innovative Buddhist Women
Swimming Against the Stream
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies
| Author: | Karma Lekshe Tsomo | ISBN: | 9781136114267 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | September 5, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Karma Lekshe Tsomo |
| ISBN: | 9781136114267 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | September 5, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Combines the voices of scholars and practitioners in analysing Buddhist women's history. 26 articles document the lives of women who have set in motion changes within Buddhist societies, with analyses of issues such as gender, ethnicity, authority, and class that affect the lives of women in traditional Buddhist cultures and, increasingly, the west.
Combines the voices of scholars and practitioners in analysing Buddhist women's history. 26 articles document the lives of women who have set in motion changes within Buddhist societies, with analyses of issues such as gender, ethnicity, authority, and class that affect the lives of women in traditional Buddhist cultures and, increasingly, the west.
