Power and agency in the lives of contemporary Tibetan nuns : an intersectional study /

This book examines the lived experiences of oppression and opportunities encountered by contemporary Tibetan Buddhist nuns living in the People's Republic of China and the Tibetan exile community in India. It investigates how the intersections of the nuns' female gender, their Buddhist rel...

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Main Author:	Härkönen, Mitra (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Sheffield, UK ; Bristol, Connecticut : Equinox Publishing Ltd., [2023].
Series:	Study of religion in a global context.
Subjects:	Buddhist nuns > China > Tibet Autonomous Region. Monastic and religious life of women > China > Tibet Autonomous Region. Buddhist nuns > Religious life.

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Summary:	This book examines the lived experiences of oppression and opportunities encountered by contemporary Tibetan Buddhist nuns living in the People's Republic of China and the Tibetan exile community in India. It investigates how the intersections of the nuns' female gender, their Buddhist religion and their Tibetan nationality on the one hand produce subordination and an unequal distribution of power but, on the other, provide the nuns with opportunities and agency.
Physical Description:	ix, 242 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-230) and index.
ISBN:	9781800503007 1800503008 9781800503014 1800503016