Being a Buddhist Nun : : The Struggle for Enlightenment in the Himalayas / / Kim Gutschow.
They may shave their heads, don simple robes, and renounce materialism and worldly desires. But the women seeking enlightenment in a Buddhist nunnery high in the folds of Himalayan Kashmir invariably find themselves subject to the tyrannies of subsistence, subordination, and sexuality. Ultimately, B...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009] ©2004 |
| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations and Maps
- Preface
- 1 Gendering Monasticism
- 2 Locating Buddhism in Zangskar
- 3 The Buddhist Economy of Merit
- 4 The Buddhist Traffic in Women
- 5 Becoming a Nun
- 6 Why Nuns Cannot Be Monks
- 7 Can Nuns Gain Enlightenment
- 8 Monasticism and Modernity
- Notes
- References
- Index