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

Kristin Johnston Largen (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2020
212 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-3656-1 (ISBN)

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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.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.10.2020
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Buddhismus
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
• Schlagworte: Amida Buddha • Buddhist Christian dialogue • Medieval Japanese Buddhism • pure land • Shin buddhism • Shinran • Women and Buddhism • Women and Rebirth • women’s bodies
• ISBN-10: 1-4985-3656-5 / 1498536565
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4985-3656-1 / 9781498536561