Soka Gakkai in America: Accommodation and ConversionThis is the first in-depth study of the Soka Gakkai Buddhists in the United States. 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 this sect are drawn from a growing "transmodern" subculture in America. In addition, the book traces the development of the organization in the US, examining how it adapted to the peculiar circumstances of America's cultural life showing how it has now become 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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... represent the most common ways of being involved in Soka Gakkai . Almost all of the respondents to the survey chant ... represents not only a further degree of involvement , but also a qualitatively different way of being involved that ...
... represent the most common ways of being involved in Soka Gakkai . Almost all of the respondents to the survey chant ... represents not only a further degree of involvement , but also a qualitatively different way of being involved that ...
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... represent the 1,081 . In brief , the 401 are represent- ative in terms of region , gender , and length of membership in SGI , and they are not representative in that the 401 over - represent members who are more involved in SGI . The ...
... represent the 1,081 . In brief , the 401 are represent- ative in terms of region , gender , and length of membership in SGI , and they are not representative in that the 401 over - represent members who are more involved in SGI . The ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Soka Gakkai History and Philosophy | 13 |
The Membership of SGIUSA | 36 |
Copyright | |
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