Women in Gray Robes

Download or read book Women in Gray Robes written by Chungwhan Sung and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2023-02-28 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Book Women in Gray Robes explores the lives and practices of the Korean Buddhist nuns of the famous seminary of the Unmunsa by combining historical analysis and ethnographic research and by applying a hermeneutic perspective. About the Author Chungwhan Sung received her B.A. and M. A. with a concentration in Buddhism from Dongguk University. She received her Ph.D. from the Department of Religion at the University of Florida. Throughout her academic career, she has studied Buddhism through the intersection of texts, history, and culture. She has worked on issues relating to cultural heritage in religion and Buddhism during globalization.