Courtesans and Tantric Consorts - Sexualities in Buddhist Narrative, Iconography, and Ritual

Zusatztext "This book is required reading for anyone interested in Buddhism and gender. It should also find a place in any library with collections in Buddhist studies and Tibetan studies." --Rita M. Gross, University of Wisconsin, Buddhist-Christian Studies Informationen zum Autor Serinity Young Klappentext The wisest teachings of Buddhism say that one must move beyond gender. But, as Serinity Young shows in this enlightening work, the rhetoric of Buddhist texts, the symbolism of its iconography, and the performative import of its rituals, all tell different, and often contradictory, stories. In "Courtesans and Tantric Consorts," Serinity Young takes the reader on a journey through more than 2000 years of biographical writings, iconographic depictions, and ritual practices revealing the colorful mosaic of beliefs that inform Buddhist views about gender and sexuality. Zusammenfassung In Courtesans and Tantric Consorts, Serinity Young takes the reader on a journey through more than 2000 years of Buddhist history, revealing the colourful mosaic of beliefs that inform Buddhist views about gender and sexuality. Inhaltsverzeichnis Illustrations Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction Part I: Life of the Buddha 1. Rejection and reconciliation Part II: Parents and procreation 2. Mothers and sons 3. Medical excursus 4. Fathers and heirs Part III: Sexualities 5. Wives and husbands 6. South Asian Courtesans 7. Courtesans in Buddhist literature 8. Tantric consorts: Tibet 10. The traffic in women 11. Women, men, and impurity 12. Sex changes 13. Other lands/other realities Conclusion Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Serinity Young, Young Serinity
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.02.2004
• EAN: 9780415914833
• ISBN: 978-0-415-91483-3
• No. of pages: 298
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / General, Asia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Buddhism, Religion: general, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls