Soka Gakkai in America

Accommodation and Conversion

Inbunden, Engelska, 1999

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Beskrivning

This is the first-ever in-depth study of the Soka Gakkai Buddhists in the United States of America (SGI-USA). Drawing on unprecedented access to the organization through surveys and interviews, it provides a definitive and revealing picture of one of the fastest-growing religions in the world. The authors shed light on contemporary American society and show how many members of SGI-USA are drawn from a growing `transmodern' subculture in America. In addition the book traces the development of the organization in the USA, examining how it adapted to the peculiar circumstances of America's cultural life and showing how SGI-USA became a very American phenomenon.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1999-03-25
Mått:145 x 225 x 17 mm
Vikt:386 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:234
Förlag:OUP OXFORD
ISBN:9780198293897

Utforska kategorier

Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik
Buddhism inom Filosofi och religion

Recensioner i media

one learns a great deal about the appeal, proselytizing strategy, and values of Soka Gakkai, as well as a realistic assessment of its current demographics. Richard Seager, Religious Studies Review, Vol 27, No 2, April 2001