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

• VerfasserIn: Ama, Michihiro
• Place / Publishing House: Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, [2011]
• שנת הוצאה לאור: 2011
• שפה: English
• סדרה: Pure Land Buddhist studies
• Classification: 11.93 - Buddhismus; 15.80 - Japan; 15.87 - USA
• תיאור פיזי: XIV, 311 Seiten; Illustrationen
• הערות: Enthält: Literaturverzeichnis Seite 269-298; Contents: 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.