Issei Buddhism in the Americas /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Moriya, Tomoe, 1968-, Williams, Duncan Ryūken, 1969-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2010]
Series:Asian American experience.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Nation and identity. "Can I put this Jizō together with the Virgin Mary in the altar?" : Creolizing Zen Buddhism in Brazil / Cristina Rocha
  • Bukkyōkai and the Japanese Canadian community in British Columbia / Masaka Iino
  • Education and law. The Japanese language school controversy in Hawaii / Noriko Asato
  • The legal dimensions of the formation of Shin Buddhist temples in Los Angeles / Michihiro Ama
  • Race and print culture. Buddhist modernism in English-language Buddhist periodicals / Lori Pierce
  • "Americanization" and "tradition" in Issei and Nisei Buddhist publications / Tomoe Moriya
  • Patriotism and war. The United States-Japanese war and Tenrikyo ministers in America / Akihiro Yamakura
  • The role of Buddhist song culture in international acculturation / Keiko Wells.