The Red Thread
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-05998-3 (ISBN)
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In this study, Bernard Faure reveals Buddhism's paradoxical attitudes toward sexuality. His broad range covers the entire geography of this religion, and its long evolution from the time of its founder, Sakyamuni, to the premodern age. The anthropological approach uncovers the inherent discrepancies between the normative teachings of Buddhism and what its followers practice. Framing his discussion on some of the most prominent Western thinkers of sexuality - Georges Bataille and Michel Foucault - Faure draws from different reservoirs of writings, such as the orthodox and heterodox "doctrines" of Buddhism, and its monastic codes. Mythological as well as legal sources are also used. The dialectics inherent in Mahayana Buddhism, in particular in the Tantric and Chan/Zen traditions, seemed to allow for greater laxity and even encouraged breaking of taboos.
Bernard Faure is Associate Professor of Religion at Stanford University. He is the author of The Rhetoric of Immediacy, Chan Insights and Oversights, and Visions of Power (all from Princeton University Press).
Introduction The Two Roads Buddhist Sexualities Ch. 1 The Hermeneutics of Desire Protean Desire The Buddhist Economy of Desire Ascetic Lust The Trend Reversal The Ambivalent Body Ch. 2 Disciplining Sex, Sexualizing Discipline Law, Order, and Libido Sexual Offenses The Rise of Mahayana Precepts Ch. 3 The Ideology of Transgression The Rule of Antinomianism Crazy Cloud Transgression - Sublime or Sublimated? Ritual Infractions Feminine Transgression Ch. 4 Clerical Vices and Vicissitudes Monastic Decline and Anticlericalism The Demonic Priest The Juridical Background Nyobon Order or Freedom Ch. 5 Buddhist Homosexualities The New Sodom The Social and Cultural Context(s) The Quest for Origins Ch. 6 Boys to Men The Literary Tradition of the Chigo The "Divine Child" Mystique Head or Tail Afterthoughts Glossary Bibliography Index
| Reihe/Serie | Buddhisms: A Princeton University Press Series |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New Jersey |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 197 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 624 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Buddhismus |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-691-05998-5 / 0691059985 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-691-05998-3 / 9780691059983 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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