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

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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Ama, Michihiro (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2011]
Collection:Pure Land Buddhist studies.
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Table des matières:
  • 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.