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Autore |
Salgado Nirmala S |
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Titolo |
Buddhist nuns and gendered practice [[electronic resource] /] : in search of the female renunciant / / Nirmala S. Salgado |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (320 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Buddhist nuns |
Buddhist monasticism and religious orders for women |
Women in Buddhism |
Religion |
Philosophy & Religion |
Buddhism |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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