North American Buddhists in social context
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 H...
| Published in: | Religion and the social order |
|---|---|
| Contributors: | |
| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Subito Delivery Service: | Order now. |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Leiden [u.a.]
Brill
2008
|
| In: |
Religion and the social order (15)
|
| Volumes / Articles: | Show volumes/articles. |
| Series/Journal: | Religion and the social order
15 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
North America
/ Buddhism
/ Milieu
|
| RelBib Classification: | BL Buddhism KBQ North America |
| Further subjects: | B
Buddhism
Social aspects
North America
B Collection of essays B Buddhism Social aspects (North America) B Conference program |
| Online Access: |
Table of Contents Klappentext (Verlag) |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
|
| Summary: | 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 |
|---|---|
| Item Description: | Includes index |
| ISBN: | 9004168265 |