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The Power of Denial:Buddhism, Purity and Gender
著者 Faure, Bernard
出版年月日2003.03
出版者Princeton University Press
資料の種類書籍=Book
言語英文=English
ノートSeries Title:Buddhisms Ser.
キーワード佛教與性別=Buddhism and Gender; 佛教女性=Buddhist Woman; 比丘尼=Buddhist Nun=Bhiksuni=Bhikkhuni;
抄録Innumerable studies have appeared in recent decades about practically every aspect of women's lives in Western societies. The few such works on Buddhism have been quite Ltd. in scope. In the book,Faure takes an important step toward redressing this situation by boldly asking:does Buddhism offer women liberation or limitation?

Continuing the innovative exploration of sexuality in Buddhism he began in The Red Thread,here he moves from his earlier focus on male monastic sexuality to Buddhist conceptions of women and constructions of gender. Faure argues that Buddhism is neither as sexist nor as egalitarian as is usually thought. Above all,he asserts study of Buddhism through the gender lens leads us to question what we uncritically call Buddhism,in the singular.

Faure challenges the conventional view that the history of women in Buddhism is a linear narrative of progress from oppression to liberation. Examining Buddhist discourse on gender in traditions such as that of Japan,he shows that patriarchy--indeed,misogyny--has long been central to Buddhism. But women were not always silent,passive victims.

Faure points to the central role not only of nuns and mothers (and wives) of monks but of female mediums and courtesans, whose colorful relations with Buddhist monks he considers in particular. Ultimately,Faure concludes that while Buddhism is, in practice,relentlessly misogynist,as far as misogynist discourses go it is one of the most flexible and open to contradiction. And,he suggests, unyielding in-depth examination can help revitalize Buddhism's deeper,more ancient egalitarianism and thus subvert its existing gender hierarchy.

This groundbreaking book offers a fresh, comprehensive understanding of what Buddhism has to say about gender and of what this really says about Buddhism,singular or plural. Bernard Faure moves from his earlier focus on male monastic sexuality (in his book 'The Red Thread') to Buddhist conceptions of women. He argues that Buddhism is neither as sexist nor as egalitarian as usually thought.
ISBN0691091706 (Trade Cloth); 0691091714 (Trade Paper)
ヒット数381
作成日2003.12.31



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