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My research on the nuns of Hokkeji grew out of a broader, cross-cultural interest in the nature of women’s roles in the social lives of religious institutions. Exposed from an early age to doctrines preaching the inferiority of women, I struggled as a young adult to reconcile the moral insights of the tradition in which I had been raised with its oppressive social policies. In this sense, my academic research has allowed me to pursue a very personal interest in understanding how female actors in other times and cultures adapted, resisted, or made peace with religious traditions whose texts and institutions disparaged women. Although many of the arguments forwarded in this book address issues particular to the study of Japanese history and religion, I hope that it will also be of some value to nonspecialist readers interested in the dynamics that shape women’s engagement with androcentric religious rhetoric.

In these pages, I would like to acknowledge the many individuals, foundations, and institutions that enabled me to write this book. To begin, this research would never have been possible without the pioneering work of Barbara Ruch, Nishiguchi Junko, and Katsuura Noriko, all of whom have provided generous mentorship over the years. I am also grateful to the abbesses of Hokkeji, Chūgūji, Reikanji, and Dōmyōji for sharing the stories and treasures of their convents with Westerners whose interest in the history of Buddhist convents must have come unexpectedly. Crucial financial and research support came from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, the USC College of Arts and Sciences, and the USC Provost’s Office. The USC School of Religion provided a subvention that lowered the retail price of this volume. The Japan Fund postdoctoral program at the Stanford Institute for International Studies enabled me to spend a very enjoyable year at Stanford University. In Japan, the Center for the Study of Women, Buddhism, and Cultural History in Kyoto; the Historiographical Institute of the University of Tokyo; Shikoku University; and Ritsumeikan University provided institutional and administrative support.

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