
Civilisation et femmes célibataires dans le bouddhisme en asie du sud et du sud-est
Collins Steven
Résumé
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The presence of women is essential in the Buddhist civilisations of South and South-East Asia (chiefly in Burma and Thailand), in everyday practice as well as in the founding texts. One of its most fascinating aspects is certainly the role of nuns and, more generally, that of unmarried women. Having observed this fact, Steven Collins offers a series of analyses and reflections that will help readers discover a world very different from that represented by western civilisation: a world in which religion never ceases to develop and from which emerge, even in the last few years, figures who have practically acquired the status of goddesses: converted movie stars or female directors of monastic establishments. These women are the object of an astonishing veneration and play a role in society as important as Mother Teresa or Sister Emmanuelle in other contexts, in spite of the controversy about re-establishing a monastic order for women. Another guiding line is the esteem given to asceticism and chastity in traditional civilisations, and not just in Buddhism: in comparison with systems that value riches, intensive production and instant gratification. Here, we see things from the viewpoint of an anthropologist and sociologist. This book provides us with a fascinating contribution to the religious history of the world today, as well as a rare example of 'Gender Studies', with its analysis of the definition of sex/gender in Buddhist thinking.
Caractéristiques techniques
PAPIER | NUMERIQUE | |
Éditeur(s) | Cerf | |
Auteur(s) | Collins Steven | |
Parution | 27/05/2011 | 04/03/2021 |
Nb. de pages | - | 135 |
Format | 12.6 x 19.1 | - |
Couverture | Broché | - |
Poids | 130g | - |
Contenu | - |
ePub + PDF + Mobi/Kindle |
EAN13 | 9782204095839 |
9782492861062 |
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