A Theory of Reciting as Asian American Buddhist Practice: The Young Buddhist Editorial as a Discursive Site of Recitation

This article contributes a theory of reciting as Asian American Buddhist practice. I argue that when Asian American Buddhists share their stories and experiences, they perform a critical form of religious reciting. This reciting articulates the reality of Asian American Buddhist existence amidst ong...

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1. VerfasserIn: Hsu, Funie (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: [publisher not identified] 2021
In: Journal of global buddhism
Jahr: 2021, Band: 22, Heft: 2, Seiten: 360-379
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B USA / Diaspora (Sozialwissenschaften) / Asiaten / Buddhist / Erlebnisbericht / Deklamation
RelBib Classification:AD Religionssoziologie; Religionspolitik
AE Religionspsychologie
AF Religionsgeographie
BL Buddhismus
KBM Asien
KBQ Nordamerika
NCC Sozialethik
RE Homiletik
weitere Schlagwörter:B Race
B Youth
B American Buddhism
B Asian American
B reciting
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Zusammenfassung:This article contributes a theory of reciting as Asian American Buddhist practice. I argue that when Asian American Buddhists share their stories and experiences, they perform a critical form of religious reciting. This reciting articulates the reality of Asian American Buddhist existence amidst ongoing legacies of exclusion. It displaces the predominance of narratives about Asian American Buddhists told by others. Moreover, reciting forges networks of knowledge, recognition, and sangha amongst Asian American Buddhists. This article then investigates the recently established web platform, The Young Buddhist Editorial ( YBE ), as an example of the layered reciting practices amongst young Asian American Buddhists. I examine YBE as a discursive space, both in regard to the platform itself as a publisher of Asian American Buddhist stories, and in regard to its broader impact in reciting these narratives to the public. I further argue that YBE serves as a discursive site of recitation that exemplifies and amplifies Asian American Buddhist existence beyond injury and grievance.
ISSN:1527-6457
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal of global buddhism
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4727679