Christian Exploration of Women's Bodies and Rebirth in Shin Buddhism

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

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Beskrivning

Jodo Shinshu Buddhism inherited many negative doctrines around women’s bodies, which in some early Buddhist texts were presented as an obstacle to rebirth, and a hindrance to awakening in general. Beginning with an examination of these doctrines, the book explores Shin teachings and texts, as well as the Japanese context in which they developed, with a focus on women and rebirth in Amida’s Pure Land. These doctrines are then compared to similar doctrines in Christianity and used to suggestion fruitful avenues of Christian theological reflection.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-10-05
Mått:161 x 230 x 22 mm
Vikt:499 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:212
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781498536554

Utforska kategorier

Biblar inom Filosofi och religion
Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Buddhism inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Kristin Johnston Largen is professor of systematic theology at United Lutheran Seminary and associate dean of religious & spiritual life/college chaplain at Gettysburg College.

Recensioner i media

In this ground-breaking contribution, Kristin Johnston Largen explores the paradox that the Buddhist and Christian traditions proclaim paths to liberation while offering contradictory messages regarding women and women’s bodies. Informed by Christian feminist commitments, Largen offers a sweeping overview of the history of Buddhist perspectives on women’s bodies, with particular attention to the Japanese tradition of Shin Buddhism. By juxtaposing and critiquing traditional Christian and Shin Buddhist perspectives, Largen reveals unresolved tensions in each tradition that invite practitioners to a new stage in Buddhist-Christian dialogue.

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Women’s Bodies and SoteriologyChapter One: Bodies in Early Indian Buddhism Contradictory Discourse on Human BodiesChapter Two: Women in Medieval Japanese SocietyChapter Three: Shin Buddhism: History, Development, and Key TextsChapter Four: Women’s Bodies in Shin Buddhist TextsChapter Five: Women and Shin Buddhism in the 21st Century ContextBibliographyAbout the Author