Westward Dharma

by Prebish, Charles S.; Baumann, Martin

• ISBN13: 9780520234901
• ISBN10: 0520234901
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-11-01
• Publisher: Univ of California Pr

Summary

This is the first book to look at Buddhism's migration around the globe, assessing how the religion has impacted and been impacted by its encounter with non-Asian cultures in the Western world.

Table of Contents

List of Tables
Introduction: Paying Homage to the Buddha in the West	p. 1
Profiling Global Buddhism: A Description of the Landscape
Who Is a Buddhist? Night-Stand Buddhists and Other Creatures	p. 17
The Spectrum of Buddhist Practice in the West	p. 34
Protective Amulets and Awareness Techniques, or How to Make Sense of Buddhism in the West	p. 51
Studying the Spread and Histories of Buddhism in the West: The Emergence of Western Buddhism as a New Subdiscipline within Buddhist Studies	p. 66
Diffusion: The Histories of Buddhism in Western Countries
Buddhism in Europe: Past, Present, Prospects	p. 85
American Buddhism in the Making	p. 106
Buddhism in Canada	p. 120
The Development of Buddhism in Australia and New Zealand	p. 139
Buddhism in South Africa	p. 152
Buddhism in Brazil and Its Impact on the Larger Brazilian Society	p. 163
Buddha in the Promised Land: Outlines of the Buddhist Settlement in Israel	p. 177
Change: Adaptations and Innovations
Camp Dharma: Japanese-American Buddhist Identity and the Internment Experience of World War II	p. 191
The Translating Temple: Diasporic Buddhism in Florida	p. 201
Repackaging Zen for the West	p. 218
Scandals in Emerging Western Buddhism	p. 230
Lifestyle: Being a Buddhist in Western Societies
The Challenge of Community	p. 245
Buddhist Nuns: Changes and Challenges	p. 255
Neither Monk nor Nun: Western Buddhists as Full-Time Practitioners	p. 275
Virtues without Rules: Ethics in the Insight Meditation Movement	p. 285
Buddhism Facing New Challenges
The Roar of the Lioness: Women's Dharma in the West	p. 309
Engaged Buddhism: Agnosticism, Interdependence, Globalization	p. 324
The Encounter of Buddhism and Psychology	p. 348
A "Commodius Vicus of Recirculation": Buddhism, Art, and Modernity	p. 365
Selected Bibliography	p. 383
List of Contributors	p. 401
Index	p. 407
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