Becoming Buddhist : experiences of socialization and self-transformation in two Australian Buddhist centres /

What does it mean to be a Western Buddhist? For the predominantly Anglo-Australian affiliates of two Western Buddhist centres in Australia, the author proposes an answer to this question, and finds support for it from interviews and her own participant-observation experience.Practitioners''...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Eddy, Glenys (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London, England ; New York : Continuum, 2012.
Colección:Continuum advances in religious studies.
Temas:
Buddhism > Social aspects > Australia.
Buddhist converts > Australia.
Buddhism > Social aspects > Australia.
Buddhist converts > Australia.
Convertis bouddhistes > Australie.
RELIGION / Comparative Religion
Buddhism > Social aspects
Buddhist converts
Australia
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:What does it mean to be a Western Buddhist? For the predominantly Anglo-Australian affiliates of two Western Buddhist centres in Australia, the author proposes an answer to this question, and finds support for it from interviews and her own participant-observation experience.Practitioners'' prior experiences of experimentation with spiritual groups and practices and their experiences of participation, practice and self-transformation are examined with respect to their roles in practitioners'' appropriation of the Buddhist worldview, and their subsequent commitment to the path to enlightenment.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (281 pages).
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781441161451 (e-book)
1441161457 (e-book)

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