Mitchell, Scott A

Buddhism in America Global Religion, Local Contexts - London Bloomsbury Publishing 2016 - 302p

includes index and biblioraphy

PART ONE Histories 11 1 A short introduction to Buddhism 13 2 Nineteenth-century foundations 31 3 From acculturation to the counterculture 49 4 Diversity and pluralism at century`s end 67 PART TWO Traditions 87 5 Theravada traditions 89 6 Mahayana traditions 111 7 Vajrayana traditions 133 8 Postmodern horizons? 155 PART THREE Frames 173 9 Buddhist medias: Art, practice, and representation 175 10 Buddhist identities: Race, gender, and sexuality 193 11 Buddhist engagements: Confronting environmental and social suffering 211 12 Buddhist modernities: US Buddhism in its global context 231

9781472581938 2058

SS33 / M692