The Faces of Buddhism in America

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The Faces of Buddhism in America

Author	: Charles S. Prebish
File Size	: 41,9 Mb
Publisher	: Univ of California Press
Language	: English
Release Date	: 22 December 1998
ISBN	: 9780520213012
Pages	: 380 pages

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The Faces of Buddhism in America by Charles S. Prebish Book PDF Summary

The editors bring some of the leading voices in Buddhist studies to examine the debates surrounding contemporary Buddhism's many faces. Race, feminism, homosexuality, psychology, environmentalism, and notions of authority are some of the issues confronting the religion today. 9 photos.

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Buddhism is the fastest growing religion in the United States, with adherents estimated in the several millions. But what exactly defines a "Buddhist"? This has been a much-debated question in recent years, particularly in regard to the religion's bifurcation into two camps: the so-called "imported" or ethnic Buddhism of Asian

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