Galit F Condit Et Maternit

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The Power Of Denial

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Author : Bernard Faure
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2009-01-10

The Power Of Denial written by Bernard Faure and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-10 with Religion categories.

Innumerable studies have appeared in recent decades about practically every aspect of women's lives in Western societies. The few such works on Buddhism have been quite limited in scope. In The Power of Denial, Bernard Faure takes an important step toward redressing this situation by boldly asking: does Buddhism offer women liberation or limitation? Continuing the innovative exploration of sexuality in Buddhism he began in The Red Thread, here he moves from his earlier focus on male monastic sexuality to Buddhist conceptions of women and constructions of gender. Faure argues that Buddhism is neither as sexist nor as egalitarian as is usually thought. Above all, he asserts, the study of Buddhism through the gender lens leads us to question what we uncritically call Buddhism, in the singular. Faure challenges the conventional view that the history of women in Buddhism is a linear narrative of progress from oppression to liberation. Examining Buddhist discourse on gender in traditions such as that of Japan, he shows that patriarchy--indeed, misogyny--has long been central to Buddhism. But women were not always silent, passive victims. Faure points to the central role not only of nuns and mothers (and wives) of monks but of female mediums and courtesans, whose colorful relations with Buddhist monks he considers in particular. Ultimately, Faure concludes that while Buddhism is, in practice, relentlessly misogynist, as far as misogynist discourses go it is one of the most flexible and open to contradiction. And, he suggests, unyielding in-depth examination can help revitalize Buddhism's deeper, more ancient egalitarianism and thus subvert its existing gender hierarchy. This groundbreaking book offers a fresh, comprehensive understanding of what Buddhism has to say about gender, and of what this really says about Buddhism, singular or plural.

Employment Equity Policy In Canada

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Author : Abigail Bess Bakan
language : en
Publisher: Status of Women
Release Date : 2000

Employment Equity Policy In Canada written by Abigail Bess Bakan and has been published by Status of Women this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Business & Economics categories.

This report presents findings from research comparing employment equity policies in Canada's 10 provinces and the federal government. The study is based on policy analysis and on a series of qualitative interviews with equity policy stakeholders. The report contains: a comparative analysis of employment equity policy administration in provincial governments; an overview of the history and context of employment equity policy in Canada; a specific consideration of the rise and fall of employment equity policy in Ontario as a case study; consideration of the employment equity policy debate in Canada; an assessment of research findings from the perspective of senior governmental administrators and public servants responsible for employment equity policy implementation; an assessment of research findings from the perspective of those involved with labour and community employment equity issues; recommendations.

Men Women Passion And Power

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Author : Marie Maguire
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2004

Men Women Passion And Power written by Marie Maguire and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Psychology categories.

This book provides an overall theoretical survey of 20th century psychoanalytic and feminist theory and argues that only when feminist insights about gender power relations have been integrated, will psychoanalysis realise its full potential.

The Evolution And Impact Of Unconditional Cash Transfers In South Africa

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Author : Ingrid D. Woolard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010

The Evolution And Impact Of Unconditional Cash Transfers In South Africa written by Ingrid D. Woolard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Economic assistance, Domestic categories.

"At the time of the transition to democracy in 1994, the South African social security system was already notably well developed for a middle income country (Lund 1993; Van der Berg 1997; Case and Deaton 1998). This fact can be ascribed to the way in which the system developed under apartheid as a welfare state for whites which was then incrementally expanded under social and political pressure to incorporate other groups. Thus, at the advent of the new post-apartheid society some important planks for a social assistance system were in place. Since then, a set of policies have been implemented that have expanded this system substantially. Direct spending on cash transfers currently stands at 3.5 percent of GDP. This is more than twice the median spending of 1.4 percent of GDP across developing and transition economies (World Bank 2009)"--Publisher description.

Politics As If Women Mattered

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Author : Jill Vickers
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993

Politics As If Women Mattered written by Jill Vickers and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Law categories.

The National Action Committee on the Status of Women, founded in 1972, is the umbrella organization for some 600 women's groups in Canada. The authors of this study argue that, if women's movements are to achieve their equality goals, they must develop enduring institutions that allow women's efforts to be organized over the course of several generations. The authors examine the process of institutionalization through an in-depth study of the National Action Committee. Paper edition (unseen), $19.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

False Start In Africa

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Author : René Dumont
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988

False Start In Africa written by René Dumont and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with History categories.

Chinese Magical Medicine

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Author : Michel Strickmann
language : en
Publisher: Asian Religions and Cultures
Release Date : 2002

Chinese Magical Medicine written by Michel Strickmann and has been published by Asian Religions and Cultures this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Religion categories.

Possibly the most profound and far-reaching effects of Buddhism on Chinese culture occurred at the level of practice in religious rituals designed to cure people of disease, demonic possession, and bad luck. A basic concern with healing characterizes the entire gamut of religious expression in East Asia. By concentrating on the medieval development of Chinese therapeutic ritual, the author discovers the origins of many surviving rituals across the social and doctrinal frontiers of Buddhism and Taoism, including transmission to persons outside the Buddhist or Taoist fold. The author describes and translates many classical Chinese liturgies, analyzes their structure, and seeks out nonliturgical sources to shed further light on the politics involved in specific performances. Unlike the few previous studies of related rituals, this book combines a scholar's understanding of structure and goals of these rites with a healthy suspicion of the practitioners' claims to uniqueness.

Assembling Therapeutics

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Author : Suvi Salmenniemi
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-08-13

Assembling Therapeutics written by Suvi Salmenniemi and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-13 with Health & Fitness categories.

The Open Access version of this book, available at https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781351233392, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license. This volume examines the ways in which people engage with therapeutic practices, such as life coaching, mindfulness, complementary and alternative medicine, sex and relationship counselling, spiritual healing and self-tracking. It investigates how human and non-human actors, systems of thought and practice are assembled and interwoven in therapeutic engagements, and traces the situated, material and political dimensions of these engagements. By focusing on lived experiences through ethnographically informed case studies, the book elucidates the diverse forms, meanings and embodied effects of therapeutic engagements in different settings, as well as their potential for both oppressive and subversive social change. In this way, Assembling Therapeutics contributes to our understanding of multiple modes of healing, self-knowledge and power in contemporary societies.

The Red Thread

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Author : Bernard Faure
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 1998-10-26

The Red Thread written by Bernard Faure and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-10-26 with Religion categories.

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.

Primary Health Care Of Children

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Author : Jane A. Fox
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997

Primary Health Care Of Children written by Jane A. Fox and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Medical categories.

This text is a comprehensive clinical text/reference for the PNP, FNP or caregiver who focuses on the primary care of infants, children, and adolescents. The main section of the book is organized by body system and includes the most common presenting symptoms and problems of children. Each body system section begins with content that relates to the entire system: health promotion; identification of risk factors; and diagnostic and laboratory studies. Then for each specific entry or problem, the reader will find information regarding alerts for referral; etiology/incidence; differential diagnosis; and management. With this organization, the book demonstrates and promotes diagnostic reasoning.