Immigrants to the Pure Land : the modernization, acculturation, and globalization of Shin Buddhism, 1898-1941 /

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Religious acculturation is typically seen as a one-way process: The dominant religious culture imposes certain behavioral patterns, ethical standards, social values, and organizational and legal requirements onto the immigrant religious tradition. In this view, American society is the active partner...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ama, Michihiro (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2011]
Series:Pure Land Buddhist studies.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Shin (Sect) > Hawaii > History > 20th century.
Shin (Sect) > United States > History > 20th century.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
RELIGION > Buddhism > Rituals & Practice.
Shin (Sect)
Jōdo-shinshū
Jōdo-shinshū.
Akkulturation.
Hawaii
United States
USA
USA.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The modern development of Shin Buddhism
  • Changes in organizational style
  • The development of Shin Buddhist ministries in North America
  • The transformation of Shin Buddhist rituals and architecture
  • Shin Buddhist doctrine reconstructed
  • A history of the Higashi Honganji in North America
  • Local and translocal activities of Issei Shin Buddhist ministers
  • Conclusion : rethinking acculturation in the postmodern world.

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