Chapter Four. The Rhetoric of Equality

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
4. Introduction 1
5. PART ONE: BUDDHISM AND WOMEN
6. Chapter One. The Second Order 23
7. Chapter Two. The Rhetoric of Subordination 55
8. Chapter Three. The Rhetoric of Salvation 91
9. Chapter Four. The Rhetoric of Equality 119
10. PART TWO: IMAGINING BUDDHIST WOMEN
11. Chapter Five. Monks, Mothers, and Motherhood 145
12. Chapter Six. Conflicting Images 181
13. PART THREE: WOMEN AGAINST BUDDHISM
14. Chapter Seven. Crossing the Line 219
15. Chapter Eight. Women on the Move 250
16. Chapter Nine. The Power of Women 287
17. AFTERTHOUGHTS 325
18. NOTES 341
19. BIBLIOGRAPHY 401
20. INDEX 459
21. Backmatter 467