Innovative Buddhist Women

Swimming Against the Stream

Karma Lekshe Tsomo

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Routledge
25 July 2000

Regional studies; Religion: general; Buddhism; Gender studies: women; Regional geography

Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism

This book combines the voices of scholars and practitioners in documenting and analysing Buddhist women's history. It addresses many gaps in the documentation of Buddhist women's experience. The 26 articles - written by a range of Asian, Asian-American, and western Buddhists '- document the lives of women who, individually or collectively, have set in motion changes within Buddhist societies. The articles include analyses of issues such as gender, ethnicity, authority, and class that affect the lives of women in traditional Buddhist cultures and, increasingly, the west. The book is unique in analysing Buddhist women's historical experience in different Buddhist cultures and placing it side by side with western perspectives. It documents the growth of the global Buddhist women's movement and the important research on women in Buddhism inspired by this movement.

By: Karma Lekshe Tsomo
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: annotated edition
Volume: v.15
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 870g
ISBN: 9780700712199
ISBN 10: 0700712194
Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism
Pages: 382
Publication Date: 25 July 2000
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Primary , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Karma Lekshe Tsomo teaches at Chaminade University in Honolulu. She is secretary of Sakyadhita: International Association of Buddhist Women and director of Jamyang Choling Institute, an education project for women in the Indian Himalayas.

Reviews for Innovative Buddhist Women: Swimming Against the Stream

'The great variety means that every reader can find something of interest.' - Buddhist Studies Review 'The accounts are moving and inspiring.' - School of Oriental & African Studies