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The Buddha Side: Gender, Power, and Buddhist Practice in Vietnam (Topics in Contemporary Buddhism)

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 | #2556018 in Books |  2012-07-31 |  2012-07-31 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.10 x1.10 x6.10l,1.18 | File type: PDF | 256 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Good book|By Joseph G. Walser|This is really a lovely book. Soucy delves into gender relations in and around two different pagodas in Vietnam. I taught this book as part of a semester long course on Zen. He brings a perspective to the gendering of religion (and secularism) that students could then use to interrogate other contexts such as Korea, China and Japan. This book is d|About the Author|Alexander Soucy is associate professor of religious studies at St. Mary's University, Halifax, Canada.

The most common description of the supernatural landscape in Vietnam makes a distinction between Buddhist and non-Buddhist “sides.” The “Buddha side” (ben phat) is the focus of this investigation into the intersection of gender, power, and religious praxis. Employing an anthropological approach to Buddhist practice that takes into account modes of action that are not only socially constructed and contextual, but also negotiated by the ac...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.The Buddha Side: Gender, Power, and Buddhist Practice in Vietnam (Topics in Contemporary Buddhism)   |  Alexander Soucy. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!

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