ISBN10: 0674012879, ISBN13: 9780674012875, [publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass] Hardcover Hardcover. They may shave their heads, don simple robes, and renounce materialism and worldly desires. But the women seeking enlightenment in a Buddhist nunnery high in the folds of Himalayan Kashmir invariably find themselves subject to the tyrannies of subsistence, subordination, and sexuality. Ultimately, Buddhist monasticism reflects the very world it is supposed to renounce. Butter and barley prove to be as critical to monastic life as merit and meditation. Kim Gutschow lived for more than three years among these women, collecting their stories, observing their ways, studying their lives. Her book offers the first ethnography of Tibetan Buddhist society from the perspective of its nuns.Gutschow depicts a gender hierarchy where nuns serve and monks direct, where monks bless the fields and kitchens while nuns toil in them. Monasteries may retain historical endowments and significant political and social power, yet global flows of capitalism, tourism, and feminism have begun to erode the balance of power between monks and nuns. Despite the obstacles of being considered impure and inferior, nuns engage in everyday forms of resistance to pursue their ascetic and personal goals.A richly textured picture of the little known culture of a Buddhist nunnery, the book offers moving narratives of nuns struggling with the Buddhist discipline of detachment. Its analysis ...

ISBN10: 0674012879, ISBN13: 9780674012875, [publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass] Hardcover Hardcover. They may shave their heads, don simple robes, and renounce materialism and worldly desires. But the women seeking enlightenment in a Buddhist nunnery high in the folds of Himalayan Kashmir invariably find themselves subject to the tyrannies of subsistence, subordination, and sexuality. Ultimately, Buddhist monasticism reflects the very world it is supposed to renounce. Butter and barley prove to be as critical to monastic life as merit and meditation. Kim Gutschow lived for more than three years among these women, collecting their stories, observing their ways, studying their lives. Her book offers the first ethnography of Tibetan Buddhist society from the perspective of its nuns.Gutschow depicts a gender hierarchy where nuns serve and monks direct, where monks bless the fields and kitchens while nuns toil in them. Monasteries may retain historical endowments and significant political and social power, yet global flows of capitalism, tourism, and feminism have begun to erode the balance of power between monks and nuns. Despite the obstacles of being considered impure and inferior, nuns engage in everyday forms of resistance to pursue their ascetic and personal goals.A richly textured picture of the little known culture of a Buddhist nunnery, the book offers moving narratives of nuns struggling with the Buddhist discipline of detachment. Its analysis ...
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ISBN10: 0674012879, ISBN13: 9780674012875, [publisher: Harvard University Press] Hardcover 2004. 1st. Hardcover. A richly textured picture of the little-known culture of a Buddhist nunnery, this text offers moving narratives of nuns struggling with the Buddhist discipline of detachment. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 halftones, 3 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HREX; HRLP7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 672. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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ISBN10: 0674012879, ISBN13: 9780674012875, [publisher: Harvard University Press] Hardcover 2004. 1st. Hardcover. A richly textured picture of the little-known culture of a Buddhist nunnery, this text offers moving narratives of nuns struggling with the Buddhist discipline of detachment. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 halftones, 3 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HREX; HRLP7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 672. . . . . .
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ISBN10: 0674012879, ISBN13: 9780674012875, [publisher: Harvard University Press] Hardcover First Edition Copyright 2004, no further printings listed. Very good hardcover with a very good dust jacket. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; blue cloth bind/blue papered over boards are clean, corners remain sharp. Gold gilt titling on spine remains bright and bold. Text is very good throughout. Unclipped dust jacket ($29.95) has very light rubbing, minimal edgewear. Jacket arrives wrapped in protective Mylar. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota
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ISBN10: 0674012879, ISBN13: 9780674012875, [publisher: Cambridge [MA]-London, Harvard University Press. 2004] Hardcover Original publisher's bright-blue cloth spine, blue paper-covered boards, silver title spine, pictorial dustjacket, large 8vo: xxij, 334pp., photographs, chapternotes & references, index, table of contents. Very fine copy - as new.
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Cambridge [MA]-London, Harvard University Press. 2004. Original publisher's bright-blue cloth spine, blue paper-covered boards, silver title spine, pictorial dustjacket, large 8vo: xxij, 334pp., photographs, chapternotes & references, index, table of contents. Very fine copy - as new. Cambridge [MA]-London, Harvard University Press. 2004 ISBN 0674012879 9780674012875 [NL]

ISBN10: 0674012879, ISBN13: 9780674012875, [publisher: Cambridge [MA]-London, Harvard University Press. 2004] Hardcover Original publisher's bright-blue cloth spine, blue paper-covered boards, silver title spine, pictorial dustjacket, large 8vo: xxij, 334pp., photographs, chapternotes & references, index, table of contents. Very fine copy - as new.
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