Title:
Theravada Buddhism : continuity, diversity, and identity / Kate Crosby.
Author:
Crosby, Kate (Religion scholar)
Publication Information:
Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley Blackwell, 2014.
Call Number:
BQ7185 .C76 2014
Electronic Access:
Full text available from EBSCO PALCI DDA Purchased Titles 2015 Rutgers restrictedDawsonera http://www.dawsonera.com/depp/reader/protected/external/AbstractView/S9781118323281
Extensive bibliography for the book http://media.wiley.com/product_ancillary/7X/14051890/DOWNLOAD/bibliography.pdf
ISBN:
9781405189071
9781405189064
Series:
Wiley Blackwell guides to Buddhism
Wiley Blackwell guides to Buddhism.
Physical Description:
x, 300 pages : illustration, map ; 25 cm.
Contents:
Introduction -- The Buddha and Buddhahood -- Buddha worship -- Literature, languages, and conveying the Dhamma -- The Jåataka -- The good Buddhist -- Meditation -- Abhidhamma -- Monks, monasteries, and their position in society -- Women in monasticism -- Women in Theravada literature and society -- Feminist readings of gender-related symbols -- Nonharming, politics, and violence.
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