Westward Dharma : Buddhism beyond Asia

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Dharma Centre of Canada: Archive

Name/Title

Westward Dharma : Buddhism beyond Asia

Entry/Object ID

BQ5925 .W47 2002

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Core? Fairly old, may be superceded by improved treatments - RW

Description

The first authoritative volume on the totality of Buddhism in the West, Westward Dharma establishes a comparative and theoretical perspective for considering the amazing variety of Buddhist traditions, schools, centers, and teachers that have developed outside of Asia. Contents: Introduction : Paying Homage to the Buddha in the West / Martin Baumann and Charles S. Prebish Part I. Profiling Global Buddhism : a Description of the Landscape 1. Who Is a Buddhist? : Night-Stand Buddhists and Other Creatures / Thomas A. Tweed 2. The Spectrum of Buddhist Practice in the West / B. Alan Wallace 3. Protective Amulets and Awareness Techniques, or How to Make Sense of Buddhism in the West / Martin Baumann 4. Studying the Spread and Histories of Buddhism in the West : The Emergence of Western Buddhism as a New Subdiscipline within Buddhist Studies / Charles S. Prebish Part II. Diffusion : the Histories of Buddhism in Western Countries 5. Buddhism in Europe: Past, Present, Prospects / Martin Baumann 6. American Buddhism in the Making / Richard Hughes Seager 7. Buddhism in Canada / Bruce Matthews 8. The Development of Buddhism in Australia and New Zealand / Michelle Spuler 9. Buddhism in South Africa / Michel Clasquin 10. Buddhism in Brazil and Its Impact on the Larger Brazilian Society / Frank Usarski 11. Buddha in the Promised Land : Outlines of the Buddhist Settlement in Israel /Lionel Obadia Part III. Change : Adaptations and Innovations 12. Camp Dharma : Japanese-American Buddhist Identity and the Internment Experience of World War II / Duncan Ryuken Williams 13. The Translating Temple : Diasporic Buddhism in Florida / Douglas M. Padgett 14. Repackaging Zen for the West / David L. McMahan 15. Scandals in Emerging Western Buddhism / Sandra Bell Part IV. Lifestyle : Being a Buddhist in Western Societies 16. The Challenge of Community / Ajahn Tiradhammo 17. Buddhist Nuns : Changes and Challenges / Karma Lekshe Tsomo 18. Neither Monk nor Nun : Western Buddhists as Full-Time Practitioners / Sylvia Wetzel 19. Virtues without Rules : Ethics in the Insight Meditation Movement / Gil Fronsdal Part V. Buddhism Facing New Challenges 20. The Roar of the Lioness : Women's Dharma in the West / Judith Simmer-Brown 21. Engaged Buddhism : Agnosticism, Interdependence, Globalization / Christopher S. Queen 22. The Encounter of Buddhism and Psychology / Franz Aubrey Metcalf 23. A "Commodius Vicus" Recirculation : Buddhism, Art, and Modernity / Ian Harris

Collection

Jotidhammo Collection

Dimensions

Dimension Description

xi, 425 pages ; 24 cm

Book Details

Editor

Charles S. Prebish, Martin Baumann

Publisher

University of California Press

Place Published

City

Berkeley

State/Province

California

Date Published

2002

Publication Subjects

Globalization -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism Buddhism -- History -- 20th century Buddhism -- Missions -- History

Call No.

BQ5925 .W47 2002

ISBN

9780520226258, 9780520234901, 0520226259, 0520234901