buddhist female ascetics and gendered orders in Thailand
Monica Lindberg Falk.
Copenhagen
NIAS Press
2007
XV, 283 Seiten : Illustrationen, Karten.
Gendering Asia, 2.
Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction. Buddhist female ascetics in Thai society; 2. Gender orders and gendering renunciation - past and present; 3. Themes of going forth; 4. Transcending the lay realm; 5. Mae chii communities and the making of a mae chii; 6. Gender and the fields of merit; 7. A religious field in transition; 8. Mae chiis' quest for education; 9. Struggles for legal recognition; 10. Summary and conclusions; Glossary; Bibliography; Index