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Songs of the elder nuns (Therīgāthā) is a collection, which can be very interesting for the research in the area of religious studies. It is unique both in ancient Indian literature as well as in the world's religious literature. It constitutes the ninth part of the Khuddaka Nikāya of the Pāli canon. According to Buddhist tradition, it is composed of songs whose authors are the elder nuns (therī)...
In Prussia the turn of the 20th century brought about enormous civilization progress which was accompanied by an improvement in the standards of living. This process had already taken place in the German Reich and was followed by political, social and economic changes which affected women as well. Most importantly, at that time they gradually won more educational rights. Until the 19th century women’s...
The author analyses categories of work and career, understood as the space of experiencing personal satisfaction and self-efficacy. In this regard work has an emancipatory function, especially for women, for whom professional activity is a way to become independent. Different meanings of work for women are reconstructed in relation to the ways of their professional engagement: ‘women of work’, and...
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