The Buddha Side : : Gender, Power, and Buddhist Practice in Vietnam /

The Buddha Side : : Gender, Power, and Buddhist Practice in Vietnam / / Alexander Soucy; ed. by George J. Tanabe.

The most common description of the supernatural landscape in Vietnam makes a distinction between Buddhist and non-Buddhist "sides." The "Buddha side" (ben phat) is the focus of this investigation into the intersection of gender, power, and religious praxis. Employing an anthropol...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
VerfasserIn:
Soucy, Alexander,
HerausgeberIn:
Tanabe, George J.,
Place / Publishing House:Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2012]
©2012
Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
Series:Topics in Contemporary Buddhism ; 17
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Physical Description:1 online resource (256 p.) :; 12 illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Series Editor's Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Views of the Religious Landscape
  • 2. Space and the Ranking of Buddhisms
  • 3. Masculinities and Performances of Skepticism
  • 4. Offerings and Blessings
  • 5. Women, Offerings, and Symbolic Capital
  • 6. Sutra Recital and Buddhist Identities
  • 7. Conspicuous Devotion and Devotional Distinctions
  • 8. Interpretive Distinctions
  • 9. Language, Orthodoxy, and Performances of Authority
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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