Taiwan's Buddhist Nuns - de Vido Elise A.
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ENG: Taiwan's Buddhist nuns are as unique as they are noteworthy. Boasting the greatest number of Buddhist nuns of any country, Taiwan has a much greater number of nuns than monks. These women are well known and well regarded as dharma teachers and for the social service work that has made them a central part of Taiwan's civil society. In this, the first English-language book on Taiwanese women and Buddhism, author Elise Ann DeVido introduces readers to Taiwan's Buddhist nuns, but also looks at the larger question of how Taiwan's Buddhism shapes and is shaped by women--mainly nuns but also…mehr

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ENG: Taiwan's Buddhist nuns are as unique as they are noteworthy. Boasting the greatest number of Buddhist nuns of any country, Taiwan has a much greater number of nuns than monks. These women are well known and well regarded as dharma teachers and for the social service work that has made them a central part of Taiwan's civil society. In this, the first English-language book on Taiwanese women and Buddhism, author Elise Ann DeVido introduces readers to Taiwan's Buddhist nuns, but also looks at the larger question of how Taiwan's Buddhism shapes and is shaped by women--mainly nuns but also laywomen, who like their clerical sisters flourish in that country. RUS: На острове Тайвань проживает самое большое количество буддийских монахинь в мире. Эти женщины хорошо известны и почитаемы как религиозные наставницы, а также благодаря социальной работе, позволившей им стать ядром тайваньского гражданского общества. В этой книге Элиза де Видо знакомит читателей с буддийскими монахинями Тайваня и рассматривает &a
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Autorenporträt
ENG: Elise Anne DeVido is Dean of International Affairs and Associate Professor at the Graduate Institute of Religion and Humanities at Tzu Chi University in Hualian, Taiwan. Her field is modern Buddhism in China and in Vietnam, with special focus on women. She has an ongoing interest in Humanistic Buddhism and comparative hagiography and biography. She holds a doctorate in History and East Asian Languages from Harvard University and she has taught courses in history and historiography Taiwan, the United States, and China. RUS: Элиза де Видо -- декан факультета международных отношений и доцент Высшего института религии и гуманитарных наук Университета Цзы Чи в Хуаляне, Тайвань. Ее специализация -- современный буддизм в Китае и во Вьетнаме. Она получила докторскую степень по истории и восточноазиатским языкам в Гарвардском университете. Преподавала курсы истории и историографии в Тайване, США и Китае.