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| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.contributor.advisor | Ruzy Suliza Hashim, Prof. Dr. | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Shaereh Shaerpooraslilankrodi (P66658) | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-10-13T08:04:32Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2023-10-13T08:04:32Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-02-20 | - |
| dc.identifier.other | ukmvital:81692 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ptsldigital.ukm.my/jspui/handle/123456789/497512 | - |
| dc.description | The main aim of this research is to examine selected Lessing's novels to analyze her demonstration of ending female self-suffering. Previous literature reviews have shown Lessing's concern regarding female sorrows mainly under feminist lens. It is my contention that total female self-liberation in Lessing's novels entails Buddhist non-dual practices and this premise marks a difference between my hypothesis and other approaches to Lessing's novels. To proof this contention, three novels are analyzed which include Lessing's realist, transitional and science fiction works. The theoretical framework used in this thesis involves these Buddhist concepts: mindfulness, ontological non-duality, cognitive non-duality and evolutionary non-duality. The methodology appropriated involves tracing these elements in Lessing's works which begins with The Golden Notebook, followed by Memoirs of a Survivor, and finally ends with Shikasta. The findings of the study proclaim that while earlier in the three selected novels in this thesis the craving for impermanent, individuation, ignorance of the world within and lack of compassion put hindrances on the way to self-development, later the practices of clearing the world within, intuition and compassion suggested in both essentialist and postmodern feminists alleviate self-suffering. Accordingly, the pivotal point in the mystical school of Buddhism is to terminate self-sorrows and its teachings attune with both essentialist and postmodern feminists' liberating insights while emphasizing on unity for total liberation. Since merging the emancipating contents of both essentialist and postmodern feminists enhances self-liberation merely to a certain degree, the perspective on Buddhist unity will be a great contribution to feminists as it leads to total liberation from suffering. This mystical perspective will take feminism a step further in its fight against female self-suffering.,Ph.D. | - |
| dc.language.iso | eng | - |
| dc.publisher | UKM, Bangi | - |
| dc.relation | Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities / Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan | - |
| dc.rights | UKM | - |
| dc.subject | Doris Lessing | - |
| dc.subject | Female self-suffering | - |
| dc.subject | Feminist perspective | - |
| dc.subject | Buddhist | - |
| dc.subject | Dissertations, Academic -- Malaysia | - |
| dc.title | Ending female self-suffering in Doris Lessing's selected novels: Buddhist-feminist perspective | - |
| dc.type | Theses | - |
| dc.format.pages | 277 | - |
| dc.identifier.barcode | 002230 | - |
| Appears in Collections: | Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities / Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan | |
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