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Power and agency in the lives of contemporary Tibetan nuns : an intersectional study / Mitra Härkönen.
Van Pelt Library BQ6160.C2 H37 2023
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Härkönen, Mitra, author.
- Series:
- Study of religion in a global context
- The study of religion in a global context
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Buddhist nuns--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.
- Buddhist nuns.
- Monastic and religious life of women--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.
- Monastic and religious life of women.
- Buddhist nuns--Religious life.
- China--Tibet Autonomous Region.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 242 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Sheffield, South Yorkshire ; Bristol, CT : Equinox Publishing Ltd., 2023.
- Summary:
- "This book examines the lived experiences of oppression and opportunities encountered by contemporary Tibetan Buddhist nuns living in the People's Republic of China and the Tibetan exile community in India. It investigates how the intersections of the nuns' female gender, their Buddhist religion and their Tibetan nationality on the one hand produce subordination and an unequal distribution of power but, on the other, provide the nuns with opportunities and agency"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: pt. I Introduction
- 1. Tibetan Women: "Extraordinarily Liberated" or "Shockingly Oppressed"?
- 2. Intersectionality: A Theory and a Method
- 3. Doing Research in the Contested Tibetan Field
- pt. II From Laity to Monastic Life
- 4. The Idea of Nunhood Matures
- 5. Donning the Robes
- 6. Finding a Place to Stay
- 7. Life as a Nun
- pt. III Tibetan Nuns in Domains of Power
- 8. Oppressive Social Institutions of Tibet under Chinese Rule
- 9. Internalized and Forced Discipline
- 10. Hegemonic Ideologies and Doctrines
- 11. Domination in Everyday Practices
- pt. IV Opportunities in Monastic Life
- 12. Freedom in Monasticism
- 13. Agency as Resistance and Cultural Maintenance
- 14. Compassionate Agency
- 15. Increasing Opportunities
- pt. V Conclusion
- 16. Between Oppression and Opportunities.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Härkönen, Mitra. Power and agency in the lives of contemporary Tibetan nuns
- ISBN:
- 9781800503007
- 1800503008
- 9781800503014
- 1800503016
- OCLC:
- 1346294582
- Publisher Number:
- 99993426745
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