Jacoby Love and Liberation

Autobiographical Writings of the Tibetan Buddhist Visionary Sera Khandro
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-0-231-51953-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 456 Seiten, EPUB, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reads the autobiographical and biographical writings of one of the few Tibetan Buddhist women to record the story of her life

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jacoby, Sarah

Jacoby, Sarah H.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Buddhismus Tibetischer Buddhismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie Feministische Theologie, Gender Studies
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Biographien & Autobiographien: Historisch, Politisch, Militärisch

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations
Preface and Acknowledgments
Technical Note on Tibetan and Sanskrit Words
Abbreviations
Chronology
Maps
Introduction
1. The Life and Times of Sera Khandro
2. A Guest in the Sacred Land of Golok
3. Dakini Dialogues
4. Sacred Sexuality
5. Love Between Method and Insight
Epilogue: Love After Death
Spelling of Key Tibetan Names and Terms
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Leseproben

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Über Autor(innen)

Sarah H. Jacoby is assistant professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Northwestern University. She is the coauthor of Buddhism: Introducing the Buddhist Experience and coeditor of Buddhism Beyond the Monastery: Tantric Practices and Their Performers in Tibet and the Himalayas.