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20 produkter
Imagining the Fetus the Unborn in Myth, Religion, and Culture
Av Jane Marie Law, Vanessa R Sasson
E-bok, 2008
385 kr
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In contemporary Western culture, the word "fetus" introduces either a political subject or a literal, medicalized entity. Neither of these frameworks does justice to the vast array of religious literature and oral traditions from cultures around the world in which the fetus emerges as a powerful …
Imagining the Fetus
The Unborn in Myth, Religion, and Culture
Av Jane Marie Law, Vanessa R Sasson m. fl.
Inbunden, 2009
1145 kr
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In contemporary Western culture, the word "fetus" introduces either a political subject or a literal, medicalized entity. Neither of these frameworks does justice to the vast array of religious literature and oral traditions from cultures around the world in which the fetus emerges as a powerful …
Imagining the Fetus
The Unborn in Myth, Religion, and Culture
Av Jane Marie Law, Vanessa R Sasson
Häftad, 2009
420 kr
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In contemporary Western culture, the word "fetus" introduces either a political subject or a literal, medicalized entity. Neither of these frameworks does justice to the vast array of religious literature and oral traditions from cultures around the world in which the fetus emerges as a powerful …
The Buddha
A Storied Life
Av Sasson, Vanessa R. Sasson m. fl.
Inbunden, 2023
1540 kr
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Retellings of the Buddha's life story have animated and sustained Buddhist thought and practice through some 2,500 years of history. To this day, Buddhist holidays and rituals are pinned to the arc of his biography, celebrating his birth, awakening, teaching, and final nirvana. His story is the …
The Buddha
A Storied Life
Av Vanessa R. Sasson, Kristin Scheible
Häftad, 2023
310 kr
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Retellings of the Buddha's life story have animated and sustained Buddhist thought and practice through some 2,500 years of history. To this day, Buddhist holidays and rituals are pinned to the arc of his biography, celebrating his birth, awakening, teaching, and final nirvana. His story is the …
Buddha
A Storied Life
Av Kristin Scheible, Vanessa R. Sasson
E-bok, 2023
239 kr
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Retellings of the Buddha''s life story have animated and sustained Buddhist thought and practice through some 2,500 years of history. To this day, Buddhist holidays and rituals are pinned to the arc of his biography, celebrating his birth, awakening, teaching, and final nirvana. His story is the …
Buddha
A Storied Life
Av Kristin Scheible, Vanessa R. Sasson
E-bok, 2023
245 kr
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Retellings of the Buddha''s life story have animated and sustained Buddhist thought and practice through some 2,500 years of history. To this day, Buddhist holidays and rituals are pinned to the arc of his biography, celebrating his birth, awakening, teaching, and final nirvana. His story is the …
Imagining the Fetus the Unborn in Myth, Religion, and Culture
Av Jane Marie Law, Vanessa R Sasson
E-bok, 2008
343 kr
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In contemporary Western culture, the word "fetus" introduces either a political subject or a literal, medicalized entity. Neither of these frameworks does justice to the vast array of religious literature and oral traditions from cultures around the world in which the fetus emerges as a powerful …
Little Buddhas
Children and Childhoods in Buddhist Texts and Traditions
Inbunden, 2012
2884 kr
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Consideration of children in the academic field of Religious Studies is taking root, but Buddhist Studies has yet to take notice. This collection is intended to open the question of children in Buddhism. It brings together a wide range of scholarship and expertise to address the question of what …
Little Buddhas
Children and Childhoods in Buddhist Texts and Traditions
Av Vanessa R. Sasson, Vanessa R. Sasson
Häftad, 2012
976 kr
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Consideration of children in the academic field of Religious Studies is taking root, but Buddhist Studies has yet to take notice. This collection is intended to open the question of children in Buddhism. It brings together a wide range of scholarship and expertise to address the question of what …
Jewels, Jewelry, and Other Shiny Things in the Buddhist Imaginary
Av Casey Collins, Wendy Doniger m. fl.
Häftad, 2022
343 kr
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Renunciation is a core value in the Buddhist tradition, but Buddhism is not necessarily austere. Jewels—along with heavenly flowers, rays of rainbow light, and dazzling deities—shape the literature and the material reality of the tradition. They decorate temples, fill reliquaries, are used as …
Yasodhara and the Buddha
Inbunden, 2021
926 kr
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By combining the spirit of fiction with the fabulism of Indian mythology and in-depth academic research, Vanessa R. Sasson shares the evocative story of the Buddha from the perspective of a forgotten woman: Yasodhara, the Buddha’s wife. Although often marginalized, Yasodhara’s narrative here comes …
Yasodhara and the Buddha
Häftad, 2021
290 kr
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By combining the spirit of fiction with the fabulism of Indian mythology and in-depth academic research, Vanessa R. Sasson shares the evocative story of the Buddha from the perspective of a forgotten woman: Yasodhara, the Buddha’s wife. Although often marginalized, Yasodhara’s narrative here comes …
Yasodhara and the Buddha
E-bok, 2020
305 kr
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By combining the spirit of fiction with the fabulism of Indian mythology and in-depth academic research, Vanessa R. Sasson shares the evocative story of the Buddha from the perspective of a forgotten woman: Yasodhara, the Buddha''s wife. Although often marginalized, Yasodhara''s narrative here …
Yasodhara and the Buddha
E-bok, 2020
312 kr
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By combining the spirit of fiction with the fabulism of Indian mythology and in-depth academic research, Vanessa R. Sasson shares the evocative story of the Buddha from the perspective of a forgotten woman: Yasodhara, the Buddha''s wife. Although often marginalized, Yasodhara''s narrative here …
Fourth Wife
Telling Ajatasattu’s Story
Inbunden, 2027
291 kr
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Vanessa Sasson brings early Buddhist history to life in this captivating retelling of Ajatasattu, the Magadhan king infamous for having imprisoned his father to take the throne and who later confesses to the Buddha, hoping for some reprieve from his now ongoing nightmares and regret.Drawing on her …
Gathering
A Story of the First Buddhist Women
Inbunden, 2023
1237 kr
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Sasson's new book is a retelling of the story of the women's request for ordination. Inspired in particular by the Therigatha and building on years of research and experience in the field, Sasson follows Vimala, Patachara, Bhadda Kundalakesa, and many others as they walk through the forest to …
Gathering
A Story of the First Buddhist Women
Häftad, 2023
341 kr
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Sasson's new book is a retelling of the story of the women's request for ordination. Inspired in particular by the Therigatha and building on years of research and experience in the field, Sasson follows Vimala, Patachara, Bhadda Kundalakesa, and many others as they walk through the forest to …
Jewels, Jewelry, and Other Shiny Things in the Buddhist Imaginary
Inbunden, 2021
819 kr
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Renunciation is a core value in the Buddhist tradition, but Buddhism is not necessarily austere. Jewels-along with heavenly flowers, rays of rainbow light, and dazzling deities-shape the literature and the material reality of the tradition. They decorate temples, fill reliquaries, are used as …
To Fix Torah in Their Hearts
Essays on Biblical Interpretation and Jewish Studies in Honor of B. Barry Levy
Av Jaqueline S. Du Toit, Jason Kalman m. fl.
Inbunden, 2019
876 kr
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In this volume, students of beloved teacher B. Barry Levy come together to honor his erudition, superb pedagogy, kindness, and verve, with a collection of essays that reflect Levy's wide range of interest and expertise. Levy, sensitive to the meaning of a text for its original and intended …
