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Author Mitchell, Scott A., 1973- author

Title Buddhism in America : global religion, local contexts / by Scott A. Mitchell
Published New York : Bloomsbury, 2016

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 MELB  294.30973 Mit/Bia  AVAILABLE
Description xi, 302 pages ; 26 cm
Contents Convergence and divergence -- Histories -- A very short introduction to Buddhism -- Nineteenth century foundations -- From acculturation to the counterculture -- Diversity and pluralism at century's end -- Traditions -- Theravada traditions -- Mahayana traditions -- Vajrayana traditions -- Post-modern horizons? -- Frames -- Buddhist medias: art, practice, and representation -- Buddhist identities: race, gender, and sexuality -- Buddhist engagements: confronting environmental and social suffering -- Buddhist modernities: US Buddhism in its global context
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Buddhism -- United States.
LC no. 2016010450
ISBN 9781472581921 (hardback)
147258192X (hardback)
9781472581938 (paperback)
1472581938 (paperback)