Race and religion in American Buddhism : white supremacy and immigrant adaptation /

Joseph Cheah examines how the racial ideology of white supremacy has been played out in the two different ways by which convert Buddhists and sympathizers and Burmese ethnic Buddhists have adapted Buddhist religious practices to the American context.

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Cheah, Joseph
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2011.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
Joseph Cheah examines how the racial ideology of white supremacy has been played out in the two different ways by which convert Buddhists and sympathizers and Burmese ethnic Buddhists have adapted Buddhist religious practices to the American context.
Umfang:
1 online resource (191 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
1-283-42325-1
0-19-984315-5
9786613423252
Schlagworte:
Buddhism > United States.
Racism > United States.
Race relations > Religious aspects > Buddhism.
Burmese Americans > Social conditions.
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