Women of the Way - Discovering 2,500 Years of Buddhist Wisdom

Zusatztext "A much-needed account of feminine teachers and leaders in Buddhism." Informationen zum Autor Sallie Tisdale is the author of several books, including The Best Thing I Ever Tasted and Talk Dirty to Me . She is a consulting editor at Tricycle . Her work has appeared in numerous publications, including Harper 's, the New Yorker, New Republic, Allure, Outside, Vogue, Tin House, Antioch Review, and Creative Nonfiction . Tisdale is currently training as a priest at Dharma Rain Zen Center in Portland, Oregon. Klappentext In this groundbreaking work, Sallie Tisdale traces women Buddhist masters and teachers across continents and centuries, drawing upon historical, cultural, and Buddhist records to bring to life these narratives of ancestral Buddhist women. Zusammenfassung In this groundbreaking work! Sallie Tisdale traces women Buddhist masters and teachers across continents and centuries! drawing upon historical! cultural! and Buddhist records to bring to life these narratives of ancestral Buddhist women.

Product details

• Authors: Sallie Tisdale
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 13.03.2007
• EAN: 9780061146596
• ISBN: 978-0-06-114659-6
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 23 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Women, PHILOSOPHY: Essays, RELIGION: EASTERN/BUDDHISM, RELIGION: WOMEN AND RELIGION, PHILOSOPHY: Buddhist, HISTORY: Essays, WOMEN'S STUDIES: PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION, RELIGION: Buddhism / Zen (see also PHILOSOPHY / Zen), PHILOSOPHY: History & Surveys / General, RELIGION: Buddhism / History