Heartwood : the first generation of Theravada Buddhism in America

Heartwood : the first generation of Theravada Buddhism in America / Wendy Cadge.

Theravada is one of the three main branches of Buddhism. In Asia it is practiced widely in Thailand, Laos, Burma, Sri Lanka, and Cambodia. This fascinating ethnography opens a window onto two communities of Theravada Buddhists in contemporary America: one outside Philadelphia that is composed largel...

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Main Author: Cadge, Wendy
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2004.
Series:Morality and society.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Theravāda Buddhism > United States > History > 20th century.
Southeast Asian Americans > Religious life.
Buddhist converts > Religious life > United States.
Buddhist centers > United States > History.
RELIGION > Buddhism > Theravada.
Buddhist centers
Religion
Theravāda Buddhism
Southeast Asia > Religion.
Southeast Asia
United States
Electronic books.
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Note on terminology; Acknowledgments; 1 Arrivals and a map of the journey; 2 The history of theravada buddhism in america; 3 New organizations: wat mongkoltepmunee and the cambridge insight meditation center; 4 Lived buddhism: the construction of teaching and practice at wat phila and cimc; 5 Refuge in the sangha: the shape of buddhist communities; 6 Ascribed and achieved buddhist identities; 7 Observations through a gendered lens; 8 Taking stock, looking forward; Appendix A: Research methods; Appendix B: Rrefuges and precepts; Notes; Reference list; Index.

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