Author: Tokyo (Japan). LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
A Classified Catalogue of the Books in the English, French and German Languages of the Tokio Shoseki-kwan Or Tokio Library, Tokio
Author: Tokyo (Japan). LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Catalogue of the Astor Library
Author: Catalogue of the Astor Library
Author: Astor LibraryBulletin of the New York Public Library
Author: New York Public LibraryPublisher:
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
Includes its Report, 1896-19 .
List of Works in the New York Public Library Relating to Japan ...
Author: New York Public LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Japan
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
A Classified Catalogue of the Books in the English, French and German Languages of the Tokio Shoseki-kwan Or Tokio Library, Tokio ..
Author: Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan Chōsa Rippō KōsakyokuPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Dictionary Catalog of the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library, 1911-1971
Author: New York Public Library. Research LibrariesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
National Union Catalog
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ISBN:
Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 696
Book Description
Includes entries for maps and atlases
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author: The Red Thread
Author: Bernard FaurePublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400822602
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
Is there a Buddhist discourse on sex? In this innovative study, Bernard Faure reveals Buddhism's paradoxical attitudes toward sexuality. His remarkably broad range covers the entire geography of this religion, and its long evolution from the time of its founder, Xvkyamuni, to the premodern age. The author's anthropological approach uncovers the inherent discrepancies between the normative teachings of Buddhism and what its followers practice. Framing his discussion on some of the most prominent Western thinkers of sexuality--Georges Bataille and Michel Foucault--Faure draws from different reservoirs of writings, such as the orthodox and heterodox "doctrines" of Buddhism, and its monastic codes. Virtually untapped mythological as well as legal sources are also used. The dialectics inherent in Mahvyvna Buddhism, in particular in the Tantric and Chan/Zen traditions, seemed to allow for greater laxity and even encouraged breaking of taboos. Faure also offers a history of Buddhist monastic life, which has been buffeted by anticlerical attitudes, and by attempts to regulate sexual behavior from both within and beyond the monastery. In two chapters devoted to Buddhist homosexuality, he examines the way in which this sexual behavior was simultaneously condemned and idealized in medieval Japan. This book will appeal especially to those interested in the cultural history of Buddhism and in premodern Japanese culture. But the story of how one of the world's oldest religions has faced one of life's greatest problems makes fascinating reading for all.