Women and monastic Buddhism in early South Asia rediscovering the invisible believers

This book uses gender as a framework to offer unique insights into the socio-cultural foundations of Buddhism. Moving away from dominant discourses that discuss women as a single monolithic, homogenous category-thus rendering them invisible within the broader religious discourse-this monograph exami...

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1. Verfasser:	Kaushik, Garima (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:	eng
Veröffentlicht:	London u.a. Routledge 2016
Schriftenreihe:	Archaeology and religion in South Asia
Schlagworte:	Buddhist monasticism and religious orders for women > History > Buddhism > Buddhist women > Indien > Bhikkuni > Kloster > Orden > Therawada > Frau > Buddhistin
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