Women under the Bo Tree - Buddhist nuns in Sri Lanka - Tessa J. Bartholomeusz - Paperback Bog - Cambridge University Press - 2008 - Engelsk -
Brand: Cambridge University Press
Description
Tessa Bartholomeusz explores the relationship between female world-renunciation in Buddhist Sri Lanka and attitudes about women and the religious vocation more generally. A lively history of Buddhist female renouncers on the island is combined with insights derived from the experiences of modern Buddhist women.
