Neither Nun nor Laywoman: The Good Wives and Wise Mothers of Jōdo Shinshū Temples

At the intersection of two important questions in the study of Japanese Buddhism today—namely, the matter of who may be called a nun, and the problem of how to appraise the widespread phenomenon of clerical marriage and family-run temples in contemporary Japan—lies the story of a relatively unknown...

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Main Author: Starling, Jessica (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Nanzan Institute [2013]
In: Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 2013, Volume: 40, Issue: 2, Pages: 277-301
Further subjects:B Abbots
B Buddhism
B Religious Studies
B Priests
B Gender Roles
B Wives
B Mothers
B Womens education
B Temples
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