Taiwan's Buddhist Nuns Judith A. CookExplores the milieu of Taiwan's Buddhist nuns, who have the greatest numbers in the Buddhist world and a prominent place in their own country. Taiwan's Buddhist nuns are as unique as they are noteworthy. Boasting the greatest number of Buddhist nuns of any country, Taiwan has a much greater number of nuns than monks. These women are well known and well regarded as dharma teachers and for the social service work that has made them a central part of
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arguing that the political circumstances of those living in the Republics enabled such thinkers as Dante and Petrarch to create art that corresponded with that newfound sense of individuality
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Students in university and seminary courses in religion and ethics will find this book helpful as will moral theorists interested in examining new relations between ethical norms and moral rules
An insider explores the transformation of ballroom dance into an Olympic sport
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Native American writing and oratory extended a long tradition of diplomacy between indigenous people and settler states
