North American Buddhists in social context /

This volume marks an important milestone in the growing literature on North American Buddhists-the first multi-author collection of social scientific scholarship on the topic. Chapters examine the current state of research and key aspects of Buddhist life and experience in social context, including...

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Other Authors: Numrich, Paul David, 1952-

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

Series: Religion and the Social Order 15.
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2008, ISBN: 9789004223080.

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Call Number: BL60 .R335 v.15

Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Materials
  • Chapter One. North American Buddhists: A Field Of Study?
  • Chapter Two. Themes And Issues In The Study Of North American Buddhists And Buddhism /
  • Janet Mclellan
  • Chapter Three. Temple And Society In The New World: Theravada Buddhism And Social Order In North America /
  • Carl L. Bankston III and Danielle Antoinette Hidalgo
  • Chapter Four. The Buddhist Mission Of North America 1898-1942: Religion And Its Social Functions In An Ethnic Community /
  • Arthur Nishimura
  • Chapter Five. Japanese American Religiosity: A Contemporary Perspective /
  • Tetsuden Kashima
  • Chapter Six. "True Buddhism Is Not Chinese": Taiwanese Immigrants Defining Buddhist Identity In The United States /
  • Carolyn Chen
  • Chapter Seven. A Religious Minority Within An Ethnic Minority: Korean American Buddhists /
  • Karen Chai Kim
  • Chapter Eight. The Emergence Of A New Buddhism: Continuity And Change /
  • James William Coleman
  • Chapter Nine. Soka Gakkai: Engaged Buddhism In North America /
  • Constance Lynn Geekie
  • Afterword: Modernization, Globalization, And Buddhism /
  • Joseph B. Tamney
  • Contributors.