Charming cadavers: horrific figurations of the feminine in indian buddhist hagiographic literature
Auteur :
Wilson, Liz
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226900537
Date de publication :
1 déc. 1996
Dimensions :
2,3 x 1,5 x 0,2 cm
Poids :
510 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In this 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.