Laughter, Creativity, and Perseverance: Female Agency in Buddhism and Hinduism

In most mainstream traditions of Hinduism and Buddhism, women have for centuries largely been excluded from positions...
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Author: Ute Hüsken
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Language: English
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Laughter, Creativity, and Perseverance: Female Agency in Buddhism and Hinduism by Hüsken, Ute

Laughter, Creativity, and Perseverance: Female Agency in Buddhism and Hinduism

$355.05

Laughter, Creativity, and Perseverance: Female Agency in Buddhism and Hinduism

$355.05
Author: Ute Hüsken
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
In most mainstream traditions of Hinduism and Buddhism, women have for centuries largely been excluded from positions of religious and ritual leadership. However, as this volume shows, in an increasing number of late-20th-century and early-21st-century contexts, women can and do undergo monastic and priestly education; they can receive ordination/initiation as Buddhist nuns or Hindu priestesses; and they are accepted as religious and political leaders. Even though these processes still take place largely outside or at the margins of traditional religious institutions, it is clear that women are actually establishing new religious trends and currents. They are attracting followers, and they are occupying religious positions on par with men.

At times women are filling a void left behind by male religious specialists who left the profession, and at times they are perceived as their rivals. In some cases, this process takes place in collaboration with male religious specialists, in others against the will of the women's male counterparts. However, in most cases we see both acceptance and resistance. Whether silently or with great fanfare, women are grasping new opportunities to occupy positions of leadership. This book offers ten in-depth case studies analysing culturally, historically, and geographically unique situations in order to explore the historical background, contemporary trajectories, and impact of the emergence of new and powerful forms of female agency in mostly conservative Hindu and Buddhist religious traditions.


Author: Ute Hüsken
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 11/22/2022
Pages: 296
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.29lbs
Size: 9.35h x 6.42w x 0.96d
ISBN: 9780197603727

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