Women and monastic Buddhism in early South Asia: rediscovering the invisible believers
This book uses gender as a framework to offer unique insights into the socio-cultural foundations of Buddhism. Moving away from dominant discourses that discuss women as a single monolithic, homogenous category-thus rendering them invisible within the broader religious discourse-this monograph exami...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
London [u.a.]
Routledge
2016
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| In: | Year: 2016 |
| Series/Journal: | Archaeology and religion in South Asia
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
India
/ Bhikkuni
/ Monastery
/ Order
B Theravada / Woman / Buddhist woman |
| Further subjects: | B
Buddhism (India)
History
B Buddhist monasticism and religious orders for women (India) History B Buddhist women (India) History |
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