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Author Cadge, Wendy.

Title Heartwood : the first generation of Theravada Buddhism in America / Wendy Cadge
Published Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2004

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Description 1 online resource (x, 268 pages) : illustrations
Series Morality and society series
Morality and society.
Contents Note on terminology; Acknowledgments; 1 Arrivals and a map of the journey; 2 The history of theravada buddhism in america; 3 New organizations: wat mongkoltepmunee and the cambridge insight meditation center; 4 Lived buddhism: the construction of teaching and practice at wat phila and cimc; 5 Refuge in the sangha: the shape of buddhist communities; 6 Ascribed and achieved buddhist identities; 7 Observations through a gendered lens; 8 Taking stock, looking forward; Appendix A: Research methods; Appendix B: Rrefuges and precepts; Notes; Reference list; Index
Summary Theravada is one of the three main branches of Buddhism. In Asia it is practiced widely in Thailand, Laos, Burma, Sri Lanka, and Cambodia. This fascinating ethnography opens a window onto two communities of Theravada Buddhists in contemporary America: one outside Philadelphia that is composed largely of Thai immigrants and one outside Boston that consists mainly of white converts. Wendy Cadge first provides a historical overview of Theravada Buddhism and considers its specific origins here in the United States. She then brings her findings to bear on issues of personal identity, immigration, cu
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-262) and index
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Subject Theravāda Buddhism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Southeast Asian Americans -- Religious life
Buddhist converts -- Religious life -- United States
Buddhist centers -- United States -- History
RELIGION -- Buddhism -- Theravada.
Buddhist centers
Religion
Theravāda Buddhism
SUBJECT Southeast Asia -- Religion
Subject Southeast Asia
United States
Genre/Form Electronic books
History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780226089010
0226089010
9780226089003
0226089002
9780226088990
0226088995