Old Wisdom in the New World: Americanization in Two Immigrant Theravada Buddhist Temples
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Focusing on two well-established institutions--one in Chicago, the other in Los Angeles--Old Wisdom in the New World is the first systematic examination of the growing presence of Theravada Buddhist... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:087049905X
ISBN13:9780870499050
Release Date:January 1996
Publisher:University of Tennessee Press
Length:181 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
Numrich's book was right on the mark concerning the adaptation of Buddhism to America, in this case Theravada Buddhism. Like a potted plant that sits on a windowsill, Theravada Buddhism will remain in its pot until planted in the ground where it will grow. Numrich's investigation into two communities reflects this very dilemma facing Theravada Buddhism. Although both communities are reaching out to their own, the fashion in which it is being done relfects an Asian element and not an American element, which will keep Theravada Buddhism in its "pot on the windowsill." Numrich's indepth research concerning the issue of "adaptation" is a well documented field study that gives the reader a greater appreciation of the growth that Theravada Buddhism must experience if it wishes to take root in America.
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