Buddhist women and social justice : ideals, challenges, and achievements / edited by Karma Lekshe Tsomo.
"This book on engaged Buddhism focuses on women working for social justice in a wide range of Buddhist traditions and societies. Contributors document attempts to actualize Buddhism's liberating ideals of personal growth and social transformation. Dealing with issues such as human rights,...
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Full Text (via ProQuest) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Albany :
State University of New York Press,
©2004.
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| Series: | SUNY series, feminist philosophy.
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| Summary: | "This book on engaged Buddhism focuses on women working for social justice in a wide range of Buddhist traditions and societies. Contributors document attempts to actualize Buddhism's liberating ideals of personal growth and social transformation. Dealing with issues such as human rights, gender-based violence, prostitution, and the role of Buddhist nuns, the work illuminates the possibilities for positive change that are available to those with limited power and resources. Integrating social realities and theoretical perspectives, the work utilizes feminist interpretations of Buddhist values and looks at culturally appropriate means of instigating change."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 280 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-264) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1423740173 9781423740179 0791462536 9780791462539 0791462544 9780791462546 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |