North American Buddhists in social context / edited by Paul David Numrich.

Other author Numrich, Paul David, 1952-
Format Book
Publication InfoLeiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.
Descriptionix, 246 pages ; 25 cm.
Subjects

SeriesReligion and the social order ; 15, 1061-5210 ;
Religion and the social order 15. ^A782328
Partial contents North American Buddhists : a field of study? / Paul David Numrich -- Themes and issues in the study of North American Buddhists and Buddhism / Janet McLellan -- Temple and society in the new world : Theravada Buddhism and social order in North America / Carl L. Bankston III and Danielle Antoinette Hidalgo -- The Buddhist mission of North America, 1898-1942 : religion and its social functions in an ethnic community / Arthur Nishimura -- Japanese American religiosity : a contemporary perspective / Tetsuden Kashima -- "True Buddhism is not Chinese": Taiwanese immigrants defining Buddhist identity in the United States / Carolyn Chen -- A religious minority within an ethnic minority : Korean American Buddhists / Karen Chai Kim -- The emergence of a new Buddhism : continuity and change / James William Coleman -- Soka Gakkai : engaged Buddhism in North America / Constance Lynn Geekie.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
LCCN 2008009735
ISBN9789004168268 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN9004168265 (hardback : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks BQ736 .N67 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold