Buddhism and race in the United States
Buddhist Studies developed alongside the rise of racial sciences and the colonization of so-called “heathen” bodies, lands, and resources. Colonialism, race, and racialization have constituted the ways “real” Buddhism is positioned against “Other” Buddhisms. In this article, I provide an overview of...
| Published in: | Religion compass |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2021
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Religion compass
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| Summary: | Buddhist Studies developed alongside the rise of racial sciences and the colonization of so-called “heathen” bodies, lands, and resources. Colonialism, race, and racialization have constituted the ways “real” Buddhism is positioned against “Other” Buddhisms. In this article, I provide an overview of scholarship on Buddhism and race in the United States. Racial whiteness has been constitutive of normative understandings of Buddhism. White normative understandings of religion have also impacted the religious and racial subjectivities of minoritized Buddhists in the United States. If we are to provincialize white religious and racial categories, I argue we must prioritize the religious and racial subjectivities of Asian American and other racialized Buddhists. |
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| ISSN: | 1749-8171 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religion compass
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/rec3.12412 |