| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 425 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction : Paying Homage to the Buddha in the West / Martin Baumann and Charles S. Prebish -- Part I. Profiling Global Buddhism : a Description of the Landscape -- 1. Who Is a Buddhist? : Night-Stand Buddhists and Other Creatures / Thomas A. Tweed -- 2. The Spectrum of Buddhist Practice in the West / B. Alan Wallace -- 3. Protective Amulets and Awareness Techniques, or How to Make Sense of Buddhism in the West / Martin Baumann -- 4. Studying the Spread and Histories of Buddhism in the West : The Emergence of Western Buddhism as a New Subdiscipline within Buddhist Studies / Charles S. Prebish -- Part II. Diffusion : the Histories of Buddhism in Western Countries -- 5. Buddhism in Europe: Past, Present, Prospects / Martin Baumann -- 6. American Buddhism in the Making / Richard Hughes Seager -- 7. Buddhism in Canada / Bruce Matthews -- 8. The Development of Buddhism in Australia and New Zealand / Michelle Spuler -- 9. Buddhism in South Africa / Michel Clasquin -- 10. Buddhism in Brazil and Its Impact on the Larger Brazilian Society / Frank Usarski -- 11. Buddha in the Promised Land : Outlines of the Buddhist Settlement in Israel /Lionel Obadia -- Part III. Change : Adaptations and Innovations -- 12. Camp Dharma : Japanese-American Buddhist Identity and the Internment Experience of World War II / Duncan Ryuken Williams -- 13. The Translating Temple : Diasporic Buddhism in Florida / Douglas M. Padgett -- 14. Repackaging Zen for the West / David L. McMahan -- 15. Scandals in Emerging Western Buddhism / Sandra Bell -- Part IV. Lifestyle : Being a Buddhist in Western Societies -- 16. The Challenge of Community / Ajahn Tiradhammo -- 17. Buddhist Nuns : Changes and Challenges / Karma Lekshe Tsomo -- 18. Neither Monk nor Nun : Western Buddhists as Full-Time Practitioners / Sylvia Wetzel -- 19. Virtues without Rules : Ethics in the Insight Meditation Movement / Gil Fronsdal -- Part V. Buddhism Facing New Challenges -- 20. The Roar of the Lioness : Women's Dharma in the West / Judith Simmer-Brown -- 21. Engaged Buddhism : Agnosticism, Interdependence, Globalization / Christopher S. Queen -- 22. The Encounter of Buddhism and Psychology / Franz Aubrey Metcalf -- 23. A "Commodius Vicus" Recirculation : Buddhism, Art, and Modernity / Ian Harris |
| Summary |
The first authoritative volume on the totality of Buddhism in the West, Westward Dharma establishes a comparative and theoretical perspective for considering the amazing variety of Buddhist traditions, schools, centers, and teachers that have developed outside of Asia |
| Analysis |
asia |
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australia |
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buddhism scholars |
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buddhism |
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buddhist practices |
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buddhist studies |
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buddhist teachings |
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buddhist traditions |
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comparative religions |
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dharma |
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diaspora |
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egalitarianism |
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ethics |
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europe |
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global religion |
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history of buddhism |
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israel |
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north america |
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psychology |
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religious philosophy |
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religious scholars |
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south africa |
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theoretical approach |
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theoretical perspective |
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western buddhists |
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western philosophy |
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western thought |
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western world |
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zen |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-399) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Buddhism -- Missions -- History
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Buddhism -- History -- 20th century.
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Globalization -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism.
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RELIGION -- Buddhism -- History.
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RELIGION -- Buddhism -- General.
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Globalization -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism
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Buddhism
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Buddhism -- Missions
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Boeddhisme.
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Westerse wereld.
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Bouddhisme.
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Mission (Religion)
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Histoire.
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20e siècle.
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Occident.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Prebish, Charles S
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Baumann, Martin, 1960-
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| LC no. |
2021696718 |
| ISBN |
9780520936584 |
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0520936582 |
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1417522887 |
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9781417522880 |
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9780520226258 |
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9780520234901 |
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1597349941 |
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9781597349949 |
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0520226259 |
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0520234901 |
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