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BL
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1016621
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b770991
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Young, Serinity
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Courtesans and tantric consorts : : sexualities in Buddhist narrative, iconography and ritual /\ Serinity Young.
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New York :: Routledge,, 2004.
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1 online resource (xxvi, 256 pages, 16 pages of plates) :: illustrations (some color)
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0203494121
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: 0415914825
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: 0415914833
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: 9780203494127
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: 9780415914826
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: 9780415914833
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0415914825
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0415914833
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-248) and index.
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| Contents
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pt. 1. Life of the Buddha -- pt. 2. Parents and procreation -- pt. 3. Sexualities.
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| Abstract
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The wisest teachings of Buddhism say that, like all oppositions, one must move beyond gender. But as Serinity Young shows in this enlightening work, the rhetoric of Buddhist texts, the symbolism of its iconography, and the performative import of its rituals, tell different, and often contradictory, stories. In Courtesans and Tantric Consorts, Serinity Young takes the reader on a journey through more than 2000 years of biographical writings, iconographic depictions, and ritual practices revealing Buddhism's deep struggles with gender.Juxtaposing empowering images of women with thei.
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Gautama Buddha-- Relations with women.
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Gautama Buddha.
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Gautama Buddha.
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Buddhist art and symbolism.
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Women in Buddhism-- India.
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Women in the Tripiṭaka.
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Buddhist art and symbolism.
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Relations with women.
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RELIGION-- Buddhism-- General.
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Women in Buddhism.
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Women in the Tripiṭaka.
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India.
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| Dewey Classification
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294.3/082
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BQ1133.W6Y68 2004eb
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| Parallel Title
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Sexualities in Buddhist narrative, iconography and ritual
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