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

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

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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

Utgivningsdatum2020-10-05
Mått161 x 230 x 22 mm
Vikt499 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieLexington Books
Antal sidor212
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781498536554

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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

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.