The making of American Buddhism /

"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 Buddhist magazine published from 1939 to 1960, the book demonstrates how Japanese American Buddhists argued that Buddhism was both what m...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mitchell, Scott A., 1973- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue: Kashiwagi's Narrative
  • Introduction: Buddhism Rephrased
  • 1. The Buddhist Movement in America
  • 2. A Rational Teaching
  • 3. All This and Discrimination
  • 4. A House for Our Hopes
  • 5. Where the Heart Belongs
  • Conclusion: As All Things Go
  • Epilogue: Our Narrative.