Soka Gakkai in America: Accommodation and ConversionThis is the first-ever in-depth study of the Soka Gakkai Buddhists in the United States of America (SGI-USA). Drawing on unprecedented access to the organization through surveys and interviews, it provides a definitive and revealing picture of one of the fastest-growing religions in the world. The authors shed light on contemporary American society and show how many members of SGI-USA are drawn from a growing `transmodern' subculture in America. In addition the book traces the development of the organization in the USA, examining how it adapted to the peculiar circumstances of America's cultural life and showing how SGI-USA became a very American phenomenon. |
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... United States from as early as the 1940s , it was not until two decades later that conditions were suited to the development of an organization there . A number of social changes beginning in the 1960s allowed the spread of Buddhism ...
... United States from as early as the 1940s , it was not until two decades later that conditions were suited to the development of an organization there . A number of social changes beginning in the 1960s allowed the spread of Buddhism ...
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... United States . Rarely in the spotlight , these quiet leaders were the driving forces behind the initial efforts to recruit new members in the United States . Despite the dedication of these early members , growth was slow for most of ...
... United States . Rarely in the spotlight , these quiet leaders were the driving forces behind the initial efforts to recruit new members in the United States . Despite the dedication of these early members , growth was slow for most of ...
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... United States and Great Britain are reported in Table 24. A " mixed materialist ” or “ mixed post- materialist " is someone whose responses were mixed , but leaned toward materialist answers or non - materialist answers , respectively ...
... United States and Great Britain are reported in Table 24. A " mixed materialist ” or “ mixed post- materialist " is someone whose responses were mixed , but leaned toward materialist answers or non - materialist answers , respectively ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Soka Gakkai History and Philosophy | 13 |
The Membership of SGIUSA | 36 |
Copyright | |
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