Women Challenging the "Celibate" Buddhist Order : Recent Cases of Progress and Regress in the Sōtō School
This article will discuss the tension between the principle of celibacy (professed renunciation of secular life) and the fact of marriage by male priests in the Sōtō School. Although one hundred and forty-five years have passed since the government edict of 1872 that recognized marriage by Buddhist...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Japanese Journal of Religious Studies. - Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture. - 44(2017), 1, Seite 55-74 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2017
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Japanese Journal of Religious Studies |
| Schlagworte: | temple wives jizoku Sōtō School celibacy Jōdo Shin School women’s networking traditional Buddhist orders gender equality Behavioral sciences Religion mehr... |
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