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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... associated with new religions , many no doubt tried the practice for a while before moving on to other experiments . Others may continue to chant privately before their personal copy of the Gohonzon , although they have ceased to ...
... associated with new religions , many no doubt tried the practice for a while before moving on to other experiments . Others may continue to chant privately before their personal copy of the Gohonzon , although they have ceased to ...
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... associated with the military . As of 1968 , Snow estimates that approximately 41 percent of SGI - USA members were associated with the military through either employment or marriage.11 By the 1970s , this proportion had dropped to ...
... associated with the military . As of 1968 , Snow estimates that approximately 41 percent of SGI - USA members were associated with the military through either employment or marriage.11 By the 1970s , this proportion had dropped to ...
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... associated with the military as of 1968. As noted in Chapter 2 , from 1968 to the early 1970s , when David Snow conducted his research , the propor- tion of converts associated with the military dropped from 41 percent to 9 percent.4 As ...
... associated with the military as of 1968. As noted in Chapter 2 , from 1968 to the early 1970s , when David Snow conducted his research , the propor- tion of converts associated with the military dropped from 41 percent to 9 percent.4 As ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Soka Gakkai History and Philosophy | 13 |
The Membership of SGIUSA | 36 |
Copyright | |
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