North American Buddhists in social context
This volume marks an important milestone in the growing literature on North American Buddhists - the first multi-author collection of social scientific scholarship on the topic. Chapters examine the current state of research and key aspects of Buddhist life and experience in social context, includin...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Libro |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
| Servizio "Subito": | Ordinare ora. |
| Verificare la disponibilità: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Pubblicazione: |
Leiden Boston
Brill
2008
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| In: | Anno: 2008 |
| Periodico/Rivista: | Religion and the social order 1061-5210
15 Religion and the social order 15 |
| (sequenze di) soggetti normati: | B
Nordamerika
/ Buddhismo <motivo>
/ Ambiente sociale
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| Altre parole chiave: | B
Atti del convengo
B Buddhism ; Social aspects B Usa B Nordamerika B RELIGION ; Buddhism ; History B North America B Buddhism Social aspects North America B Religione Nordamerika USA North America B Buddhismo <motivo> B Raccolta di saggi B Electronic books B Buddhism Social aspects (North America) B Buddhism ; sociala aspekter ; Nordamerika |
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| Edizione parallela: | Non elettronico
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| Riepilogo: | This volume marks an important milestone in the growing literature on North American Buddhists - the first multi-author collection of social scientific scholarship on the topic. Chapters examine the current state of research and key aspects of Buddhist life and experience in social context, including group identity and status, religious practices, organizational structures, generational dynamics, relations with non-Buddhist groups and the larger society, and migratory and adaptive processes. Case studies feature Southeast Asian, Japanese, Taiwanese, Korean, meditation-oriented, and socially en |
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| Descrizione del documento: | Includes bibliographical references. - Description based on print version record |
| ISBN: | 9047443535 |