03045nam a2200505Ia 4500 ocn650350250 OCoLC 20200709055256.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 100727s2009 maua sb 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9780674054431 (electronic bk.) 0674054431 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)650350250 327586 (N$T) a-ii--- BQ4570.M365 P68 2009eb 294.3/37 22 N$TA Powers, John, 1957- A bull of a man [electronic resource] : images of masculinity, sex, and the body in Indian Buddhism / John Powers. Images of masculinity, sex, and the body in Indian Buddhism Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, c2009. 1 online resource (xii, 320 p.) : ill. Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-312) and index. The ultimate man -- A manly monk -- Sex and the single monk -- The problem with bodies -- The company of men -- The greater men of the greater vehicle -- Adepts and sorcerers. "The androgynous, asexual Buddha of contemporary popular imagination stands in stark contrast to the muscular, virile, and sensual figure presented in Indian Buddhist texts. In early Buddhist literature and art, the Buddha's perfect physique and sexual prowess are important components of his legend as the world's "ultimate man." [...] In this groundbreaking study of previously unexplored aspects of the early Buddhist tradition, John Powers skillfully adapts methodological approaches from European and North American historiography to the study of early Buddhist literature, art, and iconography, highlighting aspects of the tradition that have been surprisingly invisible in earlier scholarship. The book focuses on the figure of the Buddha and his monastic followers to show how they were constructed as paragons of masculinity, whose powerful bodies and compelling sexuality attracted women, elicited admiration from men, and convinced skeptics of their spiritual attainments." -- Book jacket. Description based on print version record. Masculinity Religious aspects Buddhism. Sex role Religious aspects Buddhism. Buddhist literature India History and criticism. Buddhism Social aspects India History. Männlichkeit. swd Männerbild. swd Körper. swd Buddhismus. swd Geschlechterrolle. swd Indien. swd Electronic books. Print version: Powers, John, 1957- Bull of a man. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2009 9780674033290 (DLC) 2008038738 (OCoLC)256533606 NetLibrary http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=327586 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 49884 49884