The end of sex(uality) and the adoption of a new gender - renunciation in Theravada Buddhism
The article presents some findings about the sex(uality) and gender of men and women respectively who decide to join the Buddhist order - the Sangha. Renunciation of the worldly and adoption of the monastic disci-pline initiates a transformative process, creating new identities. The mo-n...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Ed. Mackenzie
2014
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Ciências da religião história e sociedade
Year: 2014, Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Pages: 252-267 |
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Renunciation
B Buddhism B Sexuality B Gender B Sangha |
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