Courtesans and Tantric Consorts: Sexualities in Buddhist Narrative, Iconography,

Description: Courtesans and Tantric Consorts by Serinity Young 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. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The wisest teachings of Buddhism say that, like all oppositions, 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, 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 Buddhisms deep struggles with gender.Juxtaposing empowering images of women with their textual repudiation, beginning with the Buddha himself who abandoned his wife; tantric courtesans who are considered necessary to male enlightenment with fertility rituals designed to ensure male offspring; tales of gender-bending gods and goddesses with all male heavens; Serinity Young draws on a vast range of sources to reveal the colourful, and often troubling, mosaic of beliefs that inform Buddhist views about gender and sexuality. Back Cover 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. Author Biography Serinity Young Table of Contents 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 Review "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 Details ISBN0415914825 Author Serinity Young Short Title COURTESANS & TANTRIC CONSORTS Language English ISBN-10 0415914825 ISBN-13 9780415914826 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2004 Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations 32ill. Position American Museum of Natural History, USA Edition 1st Subtitle Sexualities in Buddhist Narrative, Iconography, and Ritual DOI 10.1604/9780415914826 AU Release Date 2004-02-19 NZ Release Date 2004-02-19 UK Release Date 2004-02-19 Pages 298 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Publication Date 2004-02-19 Alternative 9780415914833 DEWEY 294.3082 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134433231;

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