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

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.