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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Page 13
... popular books written about them and Hollywood portrayals of the Dalai Lama . When Time mentioned SGI in its October 20 1997 cover story " Buddhism in America , " it was merely to report that Tina Turner practiced it . These ...
... popular books written about them and Hollywood portrayals of the Dalai Lama . When Time mentioned SGI in its October 20 1997 cover story " Buddhism in America , " it was merely to report that Tina Turner practiced it . These ...
Page 128
... popular " new age " authors , such as Deepak Chopra and Louis Haye . In these cases , the boundaries between secular psy- chotherapy and religion are blurred . These movements are also concerned with healing the physical body ...
... popular " new age " authors , such as Deepak Chopra and Louis Haye . In these cases , the boundaries between secular psy- chotherapy and religion are blurred . These movements are also concerned with healing the physical body ...
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... popular- ity of books on sacred sexuality , for example , is evidence of the expansion of transmodern thought in American culture , as are retreats , seminars , and books on discovering and expressing the self through art , meditation ...
... popular- ity of books on sacred sexuality , for example , is evidence of the expansion of transmodern thought in American culture , as are retreats , seminars , and books on discovering and expressing the self through art , meditation ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Soka Gakkai History and Philosophy | 13 |
The Membership of SGIUSA | 36 |
Copyright | |
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