| Women in the Footsteps of the Buddha: Struggle for Liberation in the Therigatha Contributor(s): Blackstone, Kathryn R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0700709622 ISBN-13: 9780700709625 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $209.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1998 Annotation: Kathryn Blackstone coaxes the reader into a detailed exploration of the quest for liberation on the part of the early bhikkunis. She considers this issue not only on the basis of previous historical studies, and informed by the complicated symbolism of the text, but also in order to unearth the attitudes and assumptions inherent in the text, and to examine the terms, images, events, and situations insofar as they reveal the feminine perspective of the bhikkhuni-sangha. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Social Science | Regional Studies |
| Dewey: 294.340 |
| LCCN: 00340035 |
| Series: Curzon Critical Studies in Buddhism |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 6.04" W x 8.54" (0.92 lbs) 204 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Buddhist |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A detailed exploration of the quest for liberation on the part of the early bhikkunis. Only text in the Buddhist tradition of known female authorship. Important to anyone investigating women's own perspective on their religion. Also provides a clear statement about how renunciants understand nibbana. |