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Women Living Zen
Japanese Soto Buddhist Nuns
Taschenbuch von Paula Kane Robinson Arai
Sprache: Englisch

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In this study, based on both historical evidence and ethnographic data, Paula Arai shows that nuns were central agents in the foundation of Buddhism in Japan in the sixth century.
In this study, based on both historical evidence and ethnographic data, Paula Arai shows that nuns were central agents in the foundation of Buddhism in Japan in the sixth century.
Über den Autor
Paula Arai is associate professor of Asian religions at Louisiana State University. Her research interests include Japanese Buddhist rituals, arts, and practices; women's experiences and contributions; and healing. Her primary research is based on anthropological fieldwork in Japan and has been supported by Fulbright, American Council of Learned Societies, Mellon Foundation, and the Reischauer Institute of Harvard University. In addition to numerous articles and chapters in edited volumes, Arai is also the author of Bringing Zen Home: The Healing Heart of Japanese Women's Rituals.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Acknowledgments

  • Transliteration Guide

  • Prologue

  • One: Introduction

  • Scholarly Contexts

  • Theoretical Considerations

  • Methodological Considerations

  • Two: Historical Background

  • Pioneering Monastics

  • Dogen and Women

  • Tokugawa Encroachments

  • Meiji Reclamations

  • Three: Twentieth-Century Leadership

  • First Generation: Rapid Ascent Through Education

  • Second Generation: Stategists of Egalitarianism

  • Third Generation: Zen Master of a New Tradition

  • Four: The Monastic Practices of Zen Nuns

  • Nuns' Vision of Monastic Life

  • Daily Life in a Monastery of Zen Nuns

  • Divisions within the Monastery

  • Ceremonial Rituals and Activities

  • Educational Curriculum and Degrees

  • The Aesthetics of Discipline

  • Five: Motivations, Commitments, and Self-Perceptions

  • Changing Life Patterns of Twentieth-Century Zen

  • Buddhist Practice: Meaning and Action

  • Nuns' Views on Monastic Life

  • Six: Conclusion: Innovators for the Sake of Tradition

  • Preservers and Creators of Buddhist Tradition

  • Bearers and Transmitters of Traditional Japanese Culture

  • Notes

  • Appendix A: Questionnaire

  • Appendix B: Glossary of Japanese Terms

  • Bibliography

  • Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Fachbereich: Geisteswissenschaften allgemein
Genre: Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780199928682
ISBN-10: 0199928681
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Arai, Paula Kane Robinson
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 234 x 156 x 14 mm
Von/Mit: Paula Kane Robinson Arai
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.04.2012
Gewicht: 0,409 kg
Artikel-ID: 120667576
Über den Autor
Paula Arai is associate professor of Asian religions at Louisiana State University. Her research interests include Japanese Buddhist rituals, arts, and practices; women's experiences and contributions; and healing. Her primary research is based on anthropological fieldwork in Japan and has been supported by Fulbright, American Council of Learned Societies, Mellon Foundation, and the Reischauer Institute of Harvard University. In addition to numerous articles and chapters in edited volumes, Arai is also the author of Bringing Zen Home: The Healing Heart of Japanese Women's Rituals.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Acknowledgments

  • Transliteration Guide

  • Prologue

  • One: Introduction

  • Scholarly Contexts

  • Theoretical Considerations

  • Methodological Considerations

  • Two: Historical Background

  • Pioneering Monastics

  • Dogen and Women

  • Tokugawa Encroachments

  • Meiji Reclamations

  • Three: Twentieth-Century Leadership

  • First Generation: Rapid Ascent Through Education

  • Second Generation: Stategists of Egalitarianism

  • Third Generation: Zen Master of a New Tradition

  • Four: The Monastic Practices of Zen Nuns

  • Nuns' Vision of Monastic Life

  • Daily Life in a Monastery of Zen Nuns

  • Divisions within the Monastery

  • Ceremonial Rituals and Activities

  • Educational Curriculum and Degrees

  • The Aesthetics of Discipline

  • Five: Motivations, Commitments, and Self-Perceptions

  • Changing Life Patterns of Twentieth-Century Zen

  • Buddhist Practice: Meaning and Action

  • Nuns' Views on Monastic Life

  • Six: Conclusion: Innovators for the Sake of Tradition

  • Preservers and Creators of Buddhist Tradition

  • Bearers and Transmitters of Traditional Japanese Culture

  • Notes

  • Appendix A: Questionnaire

  • Appendix B: Glossary of Japanese Terms

  • Bibliography

  • Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Fachbereich: Geisteswissenschaften allgemein
Genre: Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780199928682
ISBN-10: 0199928681
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Arai, Paula Kane Robinson
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 234 x 156 x 14 mm
Von/Mit: Paula Kane Robinson Arai
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.04.2012
Gewicht: 0,409 kg
Artikel-ID: 120667576
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