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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Salgado, Nirmala S. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Subjects:	Buddhist nuns. Buddhist monasticism and religious orders for women. Women in Buddhism. Nonnes bouddhistes. Monachisme et ordres religieux féminins bouddhiques. Femmes dans le bouddhisme. Buddhist monasticism and religious orders for women Buddhist nuns Women in Buddhism Electronic books.
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