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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... represents a household , since it is unlikely that households containing two or more members would take out more than one subscription . The 1997 survey of SGI - USA members can be used to estimate the average number of SGI members per ...
... represents a household , since it is unlikely that households containing two or more members would take out more than one subscription . The 1997 survey of SGI - USA members can be used to estimate the average number of SGI members per ...
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... represents not only a further degree of involvement , but also a qualitatively different way of being involved that ... representing two different ways of being involved in Soka Gakkai — the first , private involvement , being more ...
... represents not only a further degree of involvement , but also a qualitatively different way of being involved that ... representing two different ways of being involved in Soka Gakkai — the first , private involvement , being more ...
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... represented . These similarities and differences are discussed further in Appendix B. In retrospect , we erred in creating a questionnaire that was too long . Pre - testers told us they averaged more than one hour in filling it out ...
... represented . These similarities and differences are discussed further in Appendix B. In retrospect , we erred in creating a questionnaire that was too long . Pre - testers told us they averaged more than one hour in filling it out ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Soka Gakkai History and Philosophy | 13 |
The Membership of SGIUSA | 36 |
Copyright | |
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