A Bull of a Man : : Images of Masculinity, Sex, and the Body in Indian Buddhism / / John Powers.
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 this groundbreaking study of previously unexplored aspects of the early Buddhist tradition, John Powers skillfully adapts me...
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Powers, John, author. A Bull of a Man : Images of Masculinity, Sex, and the Body in Indian Buddhism / John Powers. Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2012] ©2009 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. The Ultimate Man -- 2. A Manly Monk -- 3. Sex and the Single Monk -- 4. The Problem with Bodies -- 5. The Company of Men -- 6. The Greater Men of the Greater Vehicle -- 7. Adepts and Sorcerers -- 8. Conclusion: Oversights and Insights -- Appendixes. Notes. Bibliography. Index -- Appendix 1: The Major and Minor Physical Characteristics of a Great Man -- Appendix 2: Epithets of the Buddha -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star 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 this groundbreaking study of previously unexplored aspects of the early Buddhist tradition, John Powers skillfully adapts methodological approaches from European and North American historiography to the study of early Buddhist literature, art, and iconography, highlighting aspects of the tradition that have been surprisingly invisible in earlier scholarship. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019) Buddhism Social aspects India History. Buddhism Social aspects India. Buddhist literature India History and criticism. Masculinity Religious aspects Buddhism. Sex role Religious aspects Buddhism. (DE-601)104682345 (DE-588)4123701-8 Männlichkeit gnd (DE-601)105806315 (DE-588)4116485-4 Sexualverhalten gnd (DE-601)105822558 (DE-588)4114388-7 Leiblichkeit gnd (DE-601)106366823 (DE-588)4008690-2 Buddhismus gnd (DE-601)148052053 (DE-588)4332677-8 Buddhistische Literatur gnd RELIGION / Buddhism / History. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package 9783110649772 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110442205 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Backlist 2000-2014 9783110459517 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Backlist 2000-2015 9783110662566 https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674054431 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9780674054431.jpg |
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