Innovative Buddhist Women

Innovative Buddhist Women
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 384
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ISBN-10 : 9781136114267
ISBN-13 : 1136114262
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Book Synopsis Innovative Buddhist Women by : Karma Lekshe Tsomo

Download or read book Innovative Buddhist Women written by Karma Lekshe Tsomo and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-05 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combines the voices of scholars and practitioners in analysing Buddhist women's history. 26 articles document the lives of women who have set in motion changes within Buddhist societies, with analyses of issues such as gender, ethnicity, authority, and class that affect the lives of women in traditional Buddhist cultures and, increasingly, the west.


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