Creating a Buddhist community : a Thai temple in Silicon Valley /

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"The Wat Thai Buddhist Temple in Silicon Valley was founded in 1983 by a group of predominantly middle-class men and women with different ethnic and racial identities. The temple, which functions as a religious, social, economic, educational, and cultural hub, has become a place for the communi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bao, Jiemin (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2015.
Colección:Asian American history & culture.
Temas:
Wat Thai of Silicon Valley.
Wat Thai of Silicon Valley
Buddhism > Social aspects > California > Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Asian American Studies.
RELIGION > Buddhism > Theravada.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Buddhism > Social aspects
Thailänder
Tempel
Buddhismus
California > Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
Silicon Valley
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: A Community in the Making; 2. Creating a Temple Community; 3. Erecting a Chapel: Carving Out Cultural Space; 4. Monks in the Making; 5. Merit Making: Transnational Circuits; 6. Shaping and Performing Thai American Identities; 7. Conclusion: Interaction, Interdependence, and Transformations; Notes; Glossary; References; Index.

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