1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996384043203316

Titolo

Ordered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament that the generall be required to deliver the person of the King to such persons as both Houses shall appoint [[electronic resource] ] : to be placed at Richmond, under such guards and in such manner as they shall thinke fit .

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed for John Wright, 1647

Descrizione fisica

1 broadside

Soggetti

Great Britain History Civil War, 1642-1649

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

At head of title: Die Martis 15, Junii 1647.

Reproduction of original in the Harvard University Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0062



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910953723603321

Titolo

Buddhist women and social justice : ideals, challenges, and achievements / / edited by Karma Lekshe Tsomo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2004

ISBN

9780791484272

0791484270

9781423740179

1423740173

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

SUNY series, feminist philosophy

Altri autori (Persone)

Karma Lekshe Tsomo, Bhiksuni,  <1944->

Disciplina

294.3/082

Soggetti

Buddhist women - Social conditions

Buddhist monasticism and religious orders for women

Feminism - Religious aspects - Buddhism

Social justice

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-264) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- BUDDHIST WOMEN AND SOCIAL JUSTICE -- Contents -- INTRODUCTION. Family, Monastery, and Gender Justice: Reenvisioning Buddhist Institutions KARMA LEKSHE TSOMO -- Part One: Theoretical Foundations for Buddhist Social Action -- 1. Buddhist Understandings of Subjectivity ANNE CAROLYN KLEIN -- 2. Reflections on Buddhism, Gender, and Human Rights LIN CHEW -- 3. Is the Bhiksuni Vinaya Sexist? KARMA LEKSHE TSOMO -- 4. Transforming Conflict, Transforming Ourselves: Buddhism and Social Liberation PAULA GREEN -- 5. Redefining and Expanding the Self in Conflict Resolution MEENAKSHI CHHABRA -- 6. Integrating Feminist Theory and Engaged Buddhism: Counseling Women Survivors of Gender-Based Violence KATHRYN L. NORSWORTHY -- Part Two: Women Transforming Buddhist Societies -- 7. Reclaiming the Robe: Reviving the Bhikkhuni Order in Sri Lanka RANJANI DE SILVA -- 8. Dharma Education for Women in the Theravada Buddhist Community of Nepal SARAH LEVINE -- 9. Buddhism, Women, and Caste: The Case of the Newar Buddhists of the Kathmandu Valley DAVID N. GELLNER -- 10. Trafficking in Buddhist



Girls: Empowerment through Prevention KHANDU LAMA -- 11. Khunying Kanitha: Thailand's Advocate for Women KARMA LEKSHE TSOMO -- 12. Crisis as Opportunity: Nuns and Cultural Change in the Spiti Valley MARGARET COBERLY -- 13. Spiritual Piety, Social Activism, and Economic Realities: The Nuns of Mantokuji DIANA E. WRIGHT -- 14. The Infinite Worlds of Taiwan's Buddhist Nuns ELISE ANNE DEVIDO -- 15. Resistance without Borders: An Exploration of Buddhist Nuns across Cultures CAREN I. OHLSON -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.

Sommario/riassunto

Looks at Buddhist women's activism for social change from the time of Buddha to the present day.