Re-examining the True Buddha School: A ‘New Religion' or a New ‘Buddhist Movement'?

This essay is based on an on-going study and interview process of a "new religious group." I would like to point out, however, using my experiences with this group, the True Buddha School [TBS], the ideological nature of the term ‘new religion' in an East Asian context. When scholars...

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Главный автор: Tam, Wai Lun (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: AASR [2007]
В: Australian religion studies review
Год: 2007, Том: 20, Выпуск: 3, Страницы: 303-316
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Итог:This essay is based on an on-going study and interview process of a "new religious group." I would like to point out, however, using my experiences with this group, the True Buddha School [TBS], the ideological nature of the term ‘new religion' in an East Asian context. When scholars use ‘new religion' to describe a religious group and do so by taking on an assumed ‘neutral' standpoint, there is nevertheless a chance that they will unintentionally marginalize that religious institution. When we describe a religion as "new" we may not only suggest that the institution is new in history, but by doing so also unintentionally take away the right of the faithful to claim to be part of an established religion. When we study a new religious group, we should pay attention to the complex power relationships within which we conduct our discussions
ISSN:1744-9014
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: Australian religion studies review
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/arsr.v20i3.303