Charming Cadavers: Horrific Figurations of the Feminine in Indian Buddhist Hagiographic Literature

(Part of the Women in Culture and Society Series)

by Liz Wilson

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In this highly original study of sexuality, desire, the body, and women,
Liz Wilson investigates first-millennium Buddhist notions of
spirituality. She argues that despite the marginal role women played in
monastic life, they occupied a very conspicuous place in Buddhist
hagiographic literature. In narratives used for the edification of
Buddhist monks, women's bodies in decay (diseased, dying, and after
death) served as a central...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0226900541

ISBN13:9780226900544

Release Date:December 1996

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:276 Pages

Weight:0.85 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Buddhism Devotionals Gender Studies Politics & Social Sciences Religion Religion & Spirituality Religious Studies Social Science Social Sciences Spirituality

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