The Mobility of Buddhism and Social Norms

This paper is based on my field research done in Japan and the mainland US in 2009 and Hawaii in 2010. This research examines how religion promotes social interactions with society and how contextualization of religious practices helps in understanding different perspectives. These play a role in en...

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Main Author: Verma, Chapla (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Common Ground Publishing 2014
In: The international journal of religion and spirituality in society
Year: 2014, Volume: 3, Issue: 4, Pages: 1-11
Further subjects:B Religious Practices
B Buddhism
B Religious Traditions
B Hawaii
B Soto Zen
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