Gender and the path to awakening : hidden histories of nuns in modern Thai Buddhism / Martin Seeger.

"In this book Seeger lays out the nuances and varying conceptions of female renunciation in modern Thai Buddhism. Centered on long-term textual and ethnographic research on six remarkable female practitioners, Seeger considers trends and changes over the last 140 years in the practices of female ren...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Nordic Institute of Asian Studies monograph series ; no. 144.
Main Author: Seeger, Martin (Author)
Language:English
Published: Copenhagen, Denmark : NIAS Press, 2018.
Series:Nordic Institute of Asian Studies monograph series ; no. 144.
Subjects:
Buddhist nuns > Thailand.
Buddhist nuns > Thailand > History.
Women in Buddhism > Thailand.
Buddhist convents > Thailand.
Sex role > Religious aspects > Buddhism.
Women > Thailand > Social conditions.
Buddhist convents.
Buddhist nuns.
Women in Buddhism.
Women > Social conditions.
Thailand.
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xvii, 341 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
Format: Book

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