""DeVido show an intimate familiarity with both her book's subjects and the social cultural context in which they live and practice."-Beata Grant, author of Eminent Nuns: Women Chan Masters of Sevente
""DeVido show an intimate familiarity with both her book's subjects and the social cultural context in which they live and practice."-Beata Grant, author of Eminent Nuns: Women Chan Masters of Sevente
The term “revival” has been used to describe the resurgent vitality of Buddhism in Taiwan. Particularly impressive is the quality and size of the nun’s order: Taiwanese nuns today are highly educated
This is a study of the Incense Light order, a single sex Buddhist community in contemporary Taiwan. The work is based on the authors participant observation of the nuns as well as on documentary mater
Taking a comparative approach, this fieldwork-based study explores the lives and thoughts of Buddhist nuns in present-day Taiwan and Sri Lanka. The author examines the postcolonial background and its
Taking a comparative approach, this fieldwork-based study explores the lives and thoughts of Buddhist nuns in present-day Taiwan and Sri Lanka. The author examines the postcolonial background and its
