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Buddhist Women Across Cultures: Realizations
Contributor(s): Tsomo, Karma Lekshe (Editor)

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 ISBN: 0791441385     ISBN-13: 9780791441381
Publisher: State University of New York Press
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 1999
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Annotation: Scholars and practitioners from a variety of Buddhist cultures, philosophical traditions, and academic disciplines analyze important dimensions of the new cross-cultural Buddhist women's movement: the status and experiences of women in Buddhist societies, feminist interpretation of Buddhist tenets, and the relationship of women to Buddhist institutions. Buddhist Women Across Cultures documents both women's struggle for religious equality in Asian Buddhist cultures as well as the process of creating Buddhist feminist identity across national and ethnic boundaries as Buddhism gains attention in the West. The book contributes significantly to an understanding of women and religion in both Western and non-Western cultures.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Spirituality
- Social Science | Women's Studies
- Religion | Buddhism - General (see Also Philosophy - Buddhist)
Dewey: 294.308
LCCN: 98034325
Series: Suny Series, Feminist Philosophy
Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.56" W x 8.56" L (0.98 lbs) 336 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Buddhist
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
Features: Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Library Journal 05/15/1999
 
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Scholars and practitioners from a variety of Buddhist cultures, philosophical traditions, and academic disciplines analyze important dimensions of the new cross-cultural Buddhist women's movement: the status and experiences of women in Buddhist societies, feminist interpretation of Buddhist tenets, and the relationship of women to Buddhist institutions. Buddhist Women Across Cultures documents both women's struggle for religious equality in Asian Buddhist cultures as well as the process of creating Buddhist feminist identity across national and ethnic boundaries as Buddhism gains attention in the West. The book contributes significantly to an understanding of women and religion in both Western and non-Western cultures.

[Contributors include Paula Arai, Cait Collins, Lorna Devaraja, Beata Grant, Rita Gross, Theja Gunawardhana, Elizabeth Harris, Anne Klein, Sarah Pinto, Dharmacharini Sanghadevi, Sara Shneiderman, Haeju Sunim (Ho-Ryeaon Jeon), Senarat Wijayasundara, and Janice D. Willis.]
 
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