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Pages: 380
Authors: Charles S. Prebish
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The editors bring some of the leading voices in Buddhist studies to examine the debates surrounding contemporary Buddhism's many faces. Race, feminism, homosexu
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Type: BOOK - Published: 1999-06-07 - Publisher: Univ of California Press

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"Since the 1960s Buddhism in America has been viewed through the lens of idealism, generally associated with the spiritual quest of baby boomers. This portrayal
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Pages: 383
Authors: Richard Hughes Seager
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-07-03 - Publisher: Columbia University Press

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Over the past half century in America, Buddhism has grown from a transplanted philosophy to a full-fledged religious movement, rich in its own practices, leader
American Buddhism
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This is the first scholarly treatment of the emergence of American Buddhist Studies as a significant research field. Until now, few investigators have turned th
The Making of American Buddhism
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"Century Modern Buddhism tells the story of how Japanese Americans in the 1950s made possible American Buddhism. Using the Berkeley Bussei as a case study, a Bu