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

• Pubblicazione: Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Disciplina: 294.3/082
• Soggetto topico: Buddhist women - Social conditions; Buddhist monasticism and religious orders for women; Feminism - Religious aspects - Buddhism; Social justice
• Altri autori: Karma Lekshe Tsomo, Bhiksuni, <1944->
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Buddhist women and social justice
• ISBN: 0-7914-8427-0; 1-4237-4017-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910807691703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: SUNY series, feminist philosophy.