Steinfrauen, defekte Männer und Asketen : Gewollte und ungewollte Kinderlosigkeit in buddhistischen Quellen des japanischen Mittelalters

What was being ‘childless’ supposed to mean and what did it actually mean to those living in medieval Japan? Buddhist texts from the Japanese medieval and early modern periods describe childlessness as a desirable state for ordained people. Buddhist ordination rules prescribed the renunciation of se...

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Publié dans:	Das Mittelalter. - Heidelberg : Heidelberg University Publishing, 1996. - 26(2021), 2, Seite 367-392
Auteur principal:	Triplett, Katja 1968- (Auteur)
Format:	Article en ligne
Langue:	German
Publié:	2021-12-09
Accès à la collection:	Das Mittelalter
Description matérielle:	26