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A Bull of a Man : Images of Masculinity, Sex, and the Body in Indian Buddhism / John Powers.

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"The androgynous, asexual Buddha of contemporary popular imagination stands in stark contrast to the muscular, virile, and sensual figure presented in Indian Buddhist texts. In early Buddhist literature and art, the Buddha's perfect physique and sexual prowess are important components of h...

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Main Author: Powers, John, 1957-
Other title:Images of masculinity, sex, and the body in Indian Buddhism.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, ©2009.
Subjects:
Masculinity > Religious aspects > Buddhism.
Sex role > Religious aspects > Buddhism.
Buddhist literature > India > History and criticism.
Buddhism > Social aspects > India > History.
Buddhism > Social aspects.
Buddhist literature.
India.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.

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Call Number: BQ4570.M365 P68 2009eb
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