Courtesans And Tantric Consorts: Sexualities In Buddhist Narrative, Iconography, And Ritual

Book Summary


The wisest teachings of Buddhism say that one must move beyond gender. But, as Serinity Young shows in this enlightening work, the rhetoric of Buddhist texts, the symbolism of its iconography, and the performative import of its rituals, all tell different, and often contradictory, stories. In "Courtesans and Tantric Consorts," Serinity Young takes the reader on a journey through more than 2000 years of biographical writings, iconographic depictions, and ritual practices revealing the colorful mosaic of beliefs that inform Buddhist views about gender and sexuality.

Book Details


Book Name Courtesans And Tantric Consorts: Sexualities In Buddhist Narrative, Iconography, And Ritual
Author Serinity Young
Publisher Routledge (Feb 2004)
ISBN 9780415914826
Pages 288
Language English
Price 6399
 
 

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