Making Fields of Merit Buddhist Female Ascetics and Gendered Orders in Thailand |
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| Author:
| Falk, Monica Lindberg |
| Series title: | Gendering Asia Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-87-7694-019-5 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2007 |
| Publisher: | Nordic Institute of Asian Studies
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $32.00 |
Book Description:
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The growth of self-governing nunneries (samnak chii) and the increasing interest of Thai women in a Buddhist monastic life are notable changes in the religion-gender dynamic. This anthropological study addresses religion and gender relations through the lens of the lives, actions and role in Thai society of an order of Buddhist nuns (mae chii).
The growth of self-governing nunneries (samnak chii) and the increasing interest of Thai women in a Buddhist monastic life are notable changes in the religion-gender dynamic. This anthropological study addresses religion and gender relations through the lens of the lives, actions and role in Thai society of an order of Buddhist nuns (mae chii).