1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910967754203321

Autore

Faure Bernard

Titolo

The red thread : Buddhist approaches to sexuality / / Bernard Faure

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, c1998

ISBN

9786612753459

9781282753457

1282753452

9781400822607

1400822602

9781400811557

1400811554

Edizione

[Course Book]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vi, 338 pages)

Collana

Buddhisms: A Princeton University Press Series ; ; 1

Disciplina

294.3/37857

Soggetti

Sex - Religious aspects - Buddhism

Buddhism - Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-331) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Hermeneutics of Desire -- Chapter 2. Disciplining Sex, Sexualizing Discipline -- Chapter 3. The Ideology of Transgression -- Chapter 4. Clerical Vices and Vicissitudes -- Chapter 5. Buddhist Homosexualities -- Chapter 6. Boys to Men -- Afterthoughts -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Is there a Buddhist discourse on sex? In this innovative study, Bernard Faure reveals Buddhism's paradoxical attitudes toward sexuality. His remarkably broad range covers the entire geography of this religion, and its long evolution from the time of its founder, Xvkyamuni, to the premodern age. The author's anthropological approach uncovers the inherent discrepancies between the normative teachings of Buddhism and what its followers practice. Framing his discussion on some of the most prominent Western thinkers of sexuality--Georges Bataille and Michel Foucault--Faure draws from different reservoirs of writings, such as the orthodox and heterodox "doctrines" of Buddhism, and its



monastic codes. Virtually untapped mythological as well as legal sources are also used. The dialectics inherent in Mahvyvna Buddhism, in particular in the Tantric and Chan/Zen traditions, seemed to allow for greater laxity and even encouraged breaking of taboos. Faure also offers a history of Buddhist monastic life, which has been buffeted by anticlerical attitudes, and by attempts to regulate sexual behavior from both within and beyond the monastery. In two chapters devoted to Buddhist homosexuality, he examines the way in which this sexual behavior was simultaneously condemned and idealized in medieval Japan. This book will appeal especially to those interested in the cultural history of Buddhism and in premodern Japanese culture. But the story of how one of the world's oldest religions has faced one of life's greatest problems makes fascinating reading for all.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910967505603321

Autore

Papp Eric

Titolo

Leadership by choice : increasing influence and effectiveness through self-management / / Eric Papp

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, 2012

ISBN

9786613662323

9781280685385

1280685387

9781118334003

1118334000

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (194 p.)

Disciplina

658.4012

658.4092

Soggetti

Leadership

Organizational effectiveness

Communication in management

Decision making

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.



Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Communication -- pt. 2. Leading teams -- pt. 3. Productivity -- pt. 4. Personal development.

Sommario/riassunto

Establish trust with your team by developing a clear decision-making strategy Do you have the opportunity to focus on each decision you make?  Chances are, you don't. All too often, our choices are rushed and relationships are strained by not thinking clearly or communicating properly.  We are all responsible for our own productivity. To be a strong leader, our challenge is to find creative ways to be productive and speak with influence. In Leadership by Choice, author Eric Papp looks at key strategies for leaders to excel not just through ability and smarts but connecting wi