UID:
almahu_9949703624002882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9789047443537
Series Statement:
Brill eBook titles 2008
Content:
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 group identity and status, religious practices, organizational structures, generational dynamics, relations with non-Buddhist groups and the larger society, and migratory and adaptive processes. Case studies feature Southeast Asian, Japanese, Taiwanese, Korean, meditation-oriented, and socially engaged Buddhists. For social scientists, this volume provides a convenient overview of scholarship heretofore available only piecemeal. All readers will discover how social scientific perspectives and approaches helpfully inform the study of North American Buddhists.
Note:
Preliminary Materials --
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Chapter One. North American Buddhists: A Field Of Study? --
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Chapter Two. Themes And Issues In The Study Of North American Buddhists And Buddhism /
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Chapter Three. Temple And Society In The New World: Theravada Buddhism And Social Order In North America /
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Chapter Four. The Buddhist Mission Of North America 1898-1942: Religion And Its Social Functions In An Ethnic Community /
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Chapter Five. Japanese American Religiosity: A Contemporary Perspective /
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Chapter Six. "True Buddhism Is Not Chinese": Taiwanese Immigrants Defining Buddhist Identity In The United States /
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Chapter Seven. A Religious Minority Within An Ethnic Minority: Korean American Buddhists /
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Chapter Eight. The Emergence Of A New Buddhism: Continuity And Change /
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Chapter Nine. Soka Gakkai: Engaged Buddhism In North America /
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Afterword: Modernization, Globalization, And Buddhism /
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Contributors.
Additional Edition:
North American Buddhists in social context ISBN 9789004168268 (hardback : alk. paper)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9004168265 (hardback : alk. paper)
Language:
English
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