The Buddha side : gender, power, and Buddhist practice in Vietnam /
Alexander Soucy.
- 1 online resource (258 pages) : illustrations, plans.
- Topics in contemporary Buddhism .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Views of the religious landscape -- Space and the ranking of Buddhisms -- Masculinities and performances of skepticism -- Offerings and blessings -- Women, offerings, and symbolic capital -- Sutra recital and Buddhist identities -- Conspicuous devotion and devotional distinctions -- Interpretive distinctions -- Language, orthodoxy, and performances of authority.
9780824865856 (e-book)
Buddhism--Customs and practices.--Vietnam--Hanoi Women in Buddhism--Vietnam--Hanoi. Buddhism--Social aspects--Vietnam--Hanoi. Buddhism and state--Vietnam.