The Red Thread: Buddhist Approaches to Sexuality

by Bernard Faure

Book Overview

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.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691059977
• ISBN13: 9780691059976
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"