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

Other author Numrich, Paul David, 1952-
Other author American Council of Learned Societies.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLeiden ; Boston : Brill,
Descriptionix, 246 p. ; 25 cm.
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Subjects

SeriesReligion and the social order, 1061-5210 ; 15
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.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2008009735
ISBN9789004168268 (hardback : alk. paper)

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