Buddhist Feminism: Transforming Anger against Patriarchy
1. Introduction -- 2. The Western Suppression of Anger -- 3. Vulnerability, Volatility, and the No-Self -- 4. Buddhism’s Essential Women -- 5. Buddhism, Non-Discrimination, and Inclusivity -- 6. Expressing Anger with Mindfulness -- 7. The Legacy of Elder Buddhist Nuns -- 8. Outlines of Buddhist Femi...
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Format: | Electronic Book |
Language: | English |
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Published: |
Cham
Springer International Publishing
2020.
Cham Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan 2020. |
In: | Year: 2020 |
Edition: | 1st ed. 2020. |
Series/Journal: | Palgrave Studies in Comparative East-West Philosophy
Springer eBook Collection |
Further subjects: | B
Buddhism
B Feminist Theory B Ethnology—Asia |
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Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9783030511616 Erscheint auch als: 9783030511630 Erscheint auch als: 9783030511647 |
Summary: | 1. Introduction -- 2. The Western Suppression of Anger -- 3. Vulnerability, Volatility, and the No-Self -- 4. Buddhism’s Essential Women -- 5. Buddhism, Non-Discrimination, and Inclusivity -- 6. Expressing Anger with Mindfulness -- 7. The Legacy of Elder Buddhist Nuns -- 8. Outlines of Buddhist Feminism and a Feminist Sangha. What is Buddhist Feminism? This book examines reasons why Buddhism and feminism may seem to be incompatible, and shows that Buddhist and feminist philosophies can work together to challenge patriarchal structures. Current scholarship usually compares Buddhism and feminism to judge their compatibility, rather than describing a Buddhist Feminist perspective or method. Sokthan Yeng instead looks for a pattern that connects Buddhist and feminist traditions. In particular, she explores possible exchanges between feminist and Buddhist philosophies which highlight how they each contribute to a more nuanced understanding of anger. Yeng explores how a Buddhist feminist approach would allow women’s anger to be transformed from that which is outside the bounds of philosophy into that which contributes to philosophical discourse in the East and West, and between the two. |
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ISBN: | 3030511626 |
Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-51162-3 |