Courtesans And Tantric Consorts: Sexualities In Buddhist Narr
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The wisest teachings of Buddhism say that one must move beyond gender. But, as Serenity Young shows in this work, the rhetoric of Buddhist texts, the symbolism of its iconography and the performative import of its rituals all tell different and often contradictory stories. In 'Courtesans and Tantric Consorts', Young takes the reader on a journey through more than 2000 years of...
The wisest teachings of Buddhism say that one must move beyond gender. But, as Serenity Young shows in this work, the rhetoric of Buddhist texts, the symbolism of its iconography and the performative import of its rituals all tell different and often contradictory stories. In 'Courtesans and Tantric Consorts', Young takes the reader on a journey through more than 2000 years of...
Description:
The wisest teachings of Buddhism say that one must move beyond gender. But, as Serenity Young shows in this work, the rhetoric of Buddhist texts, the symbolism of its iconography and the performative import of its rituals all tell different and often contradictory stories. In 'Courtesans and Tantric Consorts', Young takes the reader on a journey through more than 2000 years of biographical writings, iconographics depictions and ritual practices, revealing the colourful mosaic of beliefs that inform Buddhist views about gender and sexuality.
Table of Contents:
Illustrations Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction Part I: Life of the Buddha 1. Rejection and reconciliation Part II: Parents and procreation 2. Mothers and sons 3. Medical excursus 4. Fathers and heirs Part III: Sexualities 5. Wives and husbands 6. South Asian Courtesans 7. Courtesans in Buddhist literature 8. Tantric consorts: Tibet 10. The traffic in women 11. Women, men, and impurity 12. Sex changes 13. Other lands/other realities Conclusion Bibliography Index
The wisest teachings of Buddhism say that one must move beyond gender. But, as Serenity Young shows in this work, the rhetoric of Buddhist texts, the symbolism of its iconography and the performative import of its rituals all tell different and often contradictory stories. In 'Courtesans and Tantric Consorts', Young takes the reader on a journey through more than 2000 years of biographical writings, iconographics depictions and ritual practices, revealing the colourful mosaic of beliefs that inform Buddhist views about gender and sexuality.
Table of Contents:
Illustrations Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction Part I: Life of the Buddha 1. Rejection and reconciliation Part II: Parents and procreation 2. Mothers and sons 3. Medical excursus 4. Fathers and heirs Part III: Sexualities 5. Wives and husbands 6. South Asian Courtesans 7. Courtesans in Buddhist literature 8. Tantric consorts: Tibet 10. The traffic in women 11. Women, men, and impurity 12. Sex changes 13. Other lands/other realities Conclusion Bibliography Index
| Autor | Young, Serinity |
|---|---|
| Ilmumisaeg | 2004 |
| Kirjastus | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Köide | Pehmekaaneline |
| Bestseller | Ei |
| Lehekülgede arv | 288 |
| Pikkus | 234 |
| Laius | 234 |
| Keel | English |
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