Palgrave Macmillan | Buddhist Feminism: Transforming Anger Against Patriarchy (2020 EN)

Author: Sokthan Yeng
Full Title: Buddhist Feminism: Transforming Anger Against Patriarchy
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; 1st ed. 2020 edition (August 28, 2020)
Year: 2020
ISBN-13: 9783030511623 (978-3-030-51162-3), 9783030511616 (978-3-030-51161-6)
ISBN-10: 3030511626, 3030511618
Pages: 152
Language: English
Genre: Philosophy
File type: PDF (True)
Quality: 10/10
Price: 85.59 €


What is Buddhist Feminism? This book examines reasons why Buddhism and feminism may seem to be incompatible, and shows that Buddhist and feminist philosophies can work together to challenge patriarchal structures. Current scholarship usually compares Buddhism and feminism to judge their compatibility, rather than describing a Buddhist Feminist perspective or method. Sokthan Yeng instead looks for a pattern that connects Buddhist and feminist traditions. In particular, she explores possible exchanges between feminist and Buddhist philosophies which highlight how they each contribute to a more nuanced understanding of anger. Yeng explores how a Buddhist feminist approach would allow women’s anger to be transformed from that which is outside the bounds of philosophy into that which contributes to philosophical discourse in the East and West, and between the two.


Overview:
✓ Seeks to answer the question: What is Buddhist Feminist philosophy?
✓ Draws from many different thinkers to highlight overlapping themes that give meaning to the category of a “Buddhist Feminist philosophy”
✓ Explores the importance and significance of anger for philosophy, feminism, and Buddhism

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