| Description |
xii, 239 pages ; 23 cm |
| Note |
Based on presentations at a conference held at Smith College in Northampton, Mass., Apr. 7-10, 2005. |
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What does Buddhist practice mean to American women? / Susanne Mrozik -- North American Buddhist women in the international context / Karma Lekshe Tsomo -- Moving beyond gender / Bell Hooks -- Buddhism and creativity / Jane Hirshfield, Meredith Monk, Pat Enkyō O'Hara (moderator) -- Women changing Buddhism : feminist perspectives / Bell Hooks, Sharon Suh, Karma Lekshe Tsomo, Susanne Mrozik (moderator) -- Just power / Helen Tworkov -- Engaged Buddhism / Virginia Straus Benson, Diana Lion, Eve Marko, Hilda Ryūmon Gutiérrez Baldoquín (moderator) -- A Jewish woman and Buddhism / Sheila Peltz Weinberg -- Race, ethnicity, and class / Hilda Ryūmon Gutiérrez Baldoquín, Sharon Suh, Arinna Weisman, Carolyn Jacobs (moderator) -- Fashioning new selves : the experiences of Taiwanese Buddhist women / Carolyn Chen -- Growing up Buddhist / Alice Unno -- Women dharma teachers' forum / Thubten Chodron ... [et al.]. |
| Contents |
What does Buddhist practice mean to American women? / Susanne Mrozik -- North American Buddhist women in the international context / Karma Lekshe Tsomo -- Moving beyond gender / Bell Hooks -- Buddhism and creativity / Jane Hirshfield, Meredith Monk, Pat Enkyō O'Hara (moderator) -- Women changing Buddhism : feminist perspectives / Bell Hooks, Sharon Suh, Karma Lekshe Tsomo, Susanne Mrozik (moderator) -- Just power / Helen Tworkov -- Engaged Buddhism / Virginia Straus Benson, Diana Lion, Eve Marko, Hilda Ryūmon Gutiérrez Baldoquín (moderator) -- A Jewish woman and Buddhism / Sheila Peltz Weinberg -- Race, ethnicity, and class / Hilda Ryūmon Gutiérrez Baldoquín, Sharon Suh, Arinna Weisman, Carolyn Jacobs (moderator) -- Fashioning new selves : the experiences of Taiwanese Buddhist women / Carolyn Chen -- Growing up Buddhist / Alice Unno -- Women dharma teachers' forum / Thubten Chodron ... [et al.]. |
| Subject |
Buddhist women -- Religious life -- United States -- Congresses.
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| Added Author |
Gregory, Peter N., 1945-
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Mrozik, Susanne.
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| ISBN |
086171539X paperback alkaline paper |
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9780861715398 paperback alkaline paper |
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