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The Power of Denial: Buddhism, Purity, and Gender - Buddhisms: A Princeton University Press Series
Bernard Faure
The Power of Denial: Buddhism, Purity, and Gender - Buddhisms: A Princeton University Press Series
Bernard Faure
Asks whether Buddhism offers women liberation or limitation. This work focuses on Buddhist conceptions of women and constructions of gender. It also asserts that the study of Buddhism through the gender lens leads us to question what we uncritically call Buddhism, in the singular.
480 pages, black & white illustrations
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | March 2, 2003 |
ISBN13 | 9780691091716 |
Publishers | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 488 |
Dimensions | 156 × 234 × 29 mm · 676 g |
Language | English |
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