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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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Nanzan Institute
[2013]
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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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