Feminine Ground: Essays on Women and Tibet
by Janice D. Willis
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Six Western women scholars and practitioners explore issues of women and the feminine in Tibet. These critical and provocative essays discuss female role models, the nun's life, and gender and role identity as these manifested in Tibet. Contributors include Jan Willis, Rita Gross, Janet Gyatso, Miranda Shaw, Barbara Aziz, and Karma Lekshe Tsomo. nbsp;Tags
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One of the first books on "women and Tibetan Buddhism," this has some absolutely terrific essays.
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- People/Characters
- Rita M. Gross; Yeshe Tsogyel; Janet Gyatso; The Tibetan Demoness; Miranda Shaw; Laksminkara (show all 10); Janice Willis; Dakinis ; Barbara Aziz; Karma Tsomo
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- Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Sexuality and Gender Studies, Anthropology
- DDC/MDS
- 305.4 — Society, government, & culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Social group - Age, Gender, Ethnicity Women
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- BQ7610 .F45 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Buddhism Buddhism Modifications, schools, etc. Tibetan Buddhism (Lamaism)
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- English
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