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Sexuality in classical South Asian Buddhism / José Ignacio Cabezón.
Author
Cabezón, José Ignacio, 1956-
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Somerville, MA : Wisdom Publications, 2017.
Description
viii, 617 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Firestone Library - Stacks
BQ4570.S48 C33 2017
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Subject(s)
Sex
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Religious aspects
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Buddhism
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Buddhism
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South Asia
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Series
Studies in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism
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Summary note
"More than twenty-five years in the making, this detailed sourcebook on Buddhist understandings of sexuality, desire, ethics, and deviance in classical South Asia is filled with both engaging translations and original and provocative analysis. Cabezón marshals an incredible array of scriptures, legal and medical texts, and philosophical treatises, explaining the subtleties of this ancient literature in lucid prose. This work will be of immense interest not only to scholars of Buddhism and gender studies but also to lay readers who want to learn more about traditional Buddhist attitudes toward sex"--Page 2 of dust jacket.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 541-574) and index.
Contents
The cosmology of sex
Desire and human sexuality
Monasticism: just saying no to sex
Curbing lust through meditation
The deconstruction of sexual desire: wisdom as antidote
Sexed bodies, gender, and sexual desires
The construction of sexual deviance
Buddhist sexual ethics: the evolution of sexual misconduct.
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ISBN
9781614293507 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
1614293503 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
LCCN
2017000550
OCLC
975085179
Other standard number
40027547971
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