Buddhism in America / Richard Hughes Seager.

Author/creator Seager, Richard Hughes
Format Book
EditionRev. and expanded ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Columbia University Press, ©2012.
Descriptionxviii, 362 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesColumbia contemporary American religion series
Columbia contemporary American religion series. ^A414955
Contents Part one: Background. Introduction ; The American Buddhist landscape ; Very basic Buddhism ; Three vehicles ; The American setting -- Part two: Major traditions. Introduction ; Jodo Shinshu: America's old-line Buddhists ; Soka Gakkai and its Nichiren humanism ; Zen and its flagship institutions ; The Tibetan milieu ; The Theravada spectrum ; Other Pacific Rim migrations -- Part three: Selected issues. Introduction ; Gender equity ; Socially engaged Buddhism ; Intra-Buddhist and interreligious dialogue ; Making sense of Americanization ; Profiles.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [321] - 331) and index.
LCCN 2011037596
ISBN9780231159722 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0231159722 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780231159739 (pbk.)
ISBN0231159730 (pbk.)
ISBN9780231504379 (electronic)
ISBN0231504373 (electronic)

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Joyner General Stacks BQ732 .S43 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold