Overview
- Discusses how Buddhism contributes to "remarkable relational resilience"
- Explores the psycho-spiritual experiences of African-American Buddhist lesbians
- Contributes to several disciplines, including religious studies, women's studies, psychology, interfaith dialogue and pastoral care
Part of the book series: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice (BRWT)
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This book establishes how Buddhism in the Insight Meditation tradition supports “remarkable relational resilience” for women who are of African descent and same-sex loving, yet living in a society that often invalidates women, African-Americans, LGBTQ people, and non-Christians. Pamela Ayo Yetunde explores the psycho-sexual experiences of African-American Buddhist lesbians, and shows that their abilities to be in healthy relationships are made possible through their Buddhist practices and communities, even in the face of invisibilizing forces related to racial, gender, sexuality, and religious discrimination and oppression.
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Pamela Ayo Yetunde is Assistant Professor for Pastoral Care and Counseling and Director of the Interreligious Chaplaincy program at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, USA.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Object Relations, Buddhism, and Relationality in Womanist Practical Theology
Authors: Pamela Ayo Yetunde
Series Title: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94454-8
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-94453-1Published: 09 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-94454-8Published: 28 July 2018
Series ISSN: 2945-6975
Series E-ISSN: 2945-6983
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 135
Topics: Religion and Gender, Buddhism, Black Theology, Religion and Psychology, Sociology of Religion